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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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STRACHAN. Also Straichan. As a surname pronounced [′strɑxən, ‡′streən] (ne.Sc. 1975), but the place name in Kcd. is pronounced [strɑ:n] and some of the names have adopted this pronunciation for their surname also.
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"Strachan ". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00089435>
