Lochlann (earlier Laithlind) is an uncertainly located land in Classical Gaelic literature and in the history of Early Medieval Ireland. In the modern Gaelic and Welsh (Llychlyn) languages it signifies Scandinavia, and more specifically Norway. In Irish Gaelic it has the additional sense of robber or raider. The male name Lachlan is a variant of Lochlann, and the family names McLoughlin and Maclachlan come from this root. Historical uses The earliest recorded use of the word may be the arrival… (More on Lochlann)