Given name & surname · also Ukrainian

Lach

“from the land of the lochs”·“from the land of lakes”

Lach is a variant of Lachlan. Interpretations include “from the land of the lochs” and “from the land of lakes”. These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lach is a variant of Lachlan. Interpretations include “from the land of the lochs” and “from the land of lakes”. These may reflect different naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Lach has more than one origin: in one tradition, it comes from Ukrainian; as a German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “pond”; as a Slovene surname, it comes from German.

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Lach’s family of names

In Polish usage, Lach as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Lithuanian form Lenkas. Lach has a related form in Lachlan. In German usage, Lach as a surname has a related form in LACHER.

Walk Lach’s family in the name graph

LachLachlanLacherLackeLachováLenkas

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Polish

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Spanish

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Polish

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