Nicknames

[girlheart.livejournal.com]

It will still be a good 3-4 months before I find out the sex of my baby but, if it's a boy, my baby daddy is dead set on naming him Lachlan (after his grandfather). Now, I don't think it's a horrible name but it's certainly not high on my list either.. and with his last name (MacEachern), it just sounds way too Scottish. So I'm curious if anyone knows of any nicknames for Lachlan, other than the obvious "Lach/Lock?"

Thanks :)

Comments

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

I really like Lachlan! You could call him Lan, maybe. I can see that working. Also, depending on his middle name, you could call him by his initials. A friend of mine in high school was named Donald Thomas, and everyone calls him DT. I think LT sounds really cool; maybe Lachlan Thomas? I think it flows really well with his last name.

[girlheart.livejournal.com]

I thought about the first and middle initial thing but his middle name will start with an E (Elis.. Ellis.. Ellise? I'm not sure of the spelling, again it's a family name on my bd's side) and LE just doesn't seem to flow. It's not even so much that I don't like the name but I've had a few people say he would get made fun of for it and what not.. so I'm more concerned about avoiding potential grief from his peers than anything. I personally don't find Lachlan a name that warrants teasing but I don't want to doom my child either!

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

I don't think Lachlan is going to be a problem. I mean, he might get one or two people who make a comment, but it's more of a... "rugged" unique name, you know what I mean? It's not like you're naming him Marion, because it's unique, which WOULD cause a lot of teasing.

What about Lee? For LE? I don't know, maybe I'm reaching, but I think it would work. I like Lach/Lock, though, as a nickname. I think that one works.