Boy's name
Lachtna
“LAKHT-na”
an old name; Woulfe records no meaning for it
The story behind the name
The name of Brian Boru's great-grandfather — which is why Lucius, its stand-in, turns up so often among the O'Briens.
Where the name belongs
Meanings follow Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names and Woulfe; pronunciations give the commonest Irish-English form. Know this name better — a dialect pronunciation, a family tradition? Tell us. · All Irish names A–Z