Lochlainn Name Meaning

Lochlainn is a traditional Irish male name. The name originates from the Gaelic "Lochlann", meaning "Viking" or "land of the lakes". It is used in English, Irish Gaelic, and Scottish Gaelic. Lochlainn has been referred to as a person from Norway, derived from the time when the Vikings had settled across many parts of Ireland in the 8th to 11th centuries.

This name, although not overly common, has been given to a number of notable people in history including Brian Ua Lochlainn, a 13th-century Bishop of Clogher in Northern Ireland, and Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn, an Irish bard, who in one of his poems eulogizes Aodh Ó Lochlainn.