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Lachlann
Lachlan () is a masculine given name, an English language, Anglicised derivative from Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic. Origins The name is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic ''Lachlann'', which is in turn derived from the earlier Gaelic languages, Gaelic personal name ''Lochlann''. In the ninth century, the terms ''Laithlinn'' / ''Laithlind'' (etc.), appear in historical sources as terms denoting the origin of Vikings active in Ireland. The exact meaning behind these terms is uncertain. What is clear, however, is that the terms ''Lochlann'' / ''Lochlainn'' (etc.) came to replace these earlier terms; and that, by the eleventh century, ''Lochlann'' / ''Lochlainn'' certainly referred to Norway in historical sources. Whether the terms ''Lochlann'' / ''Lochlainn'' were originally related to ''Laithlinn'' / ''Laithlind'', or merely conflated with them, is unknown. In Early Irish literature, mediaeval Irish literature, the term ''Lochlann'' refers to a vague faraway place: som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
