Lachlan is a family name on the Munro side of my family as well. I have seen it spelled Lauchlin, Lachlin, and even a Great Aunt Lachlina. <I have found the discussion on names fascinating and, as usual, was impressed with Dave's knowledge. (What did you do before you grew <roses in Texas?) <In browsing the IGI, I notice that most people spell the given name LACHLAN, with one or two adding an 'e' at the end. In my family, it was <spelled LACHLIN -- two MacLeans and one MacRae discovered, so far. Getting back to the IGI, I found another Lachlin MacRae on Skye -- <Strath. Not sure if he's related but it got me wondering whether the spelling of the name would be related to the region in which the person <was born or might it have come from a common ancestor who spelled it that way? There's probably no firm answer to this but an educated <guess might help me in my searches. <Marion <PS: I've spilled coffee on a keyboard a couple of times and my computer dealer said I was lucky it was black coffee. Otherwise it would have <been ruined. http://thefrasers.com This site is dedicated to all people of the name Fraser!! Please visit The Fraser Discussion Forum