Lorcan

Irish

"little, fierce"

Lorcan Origin and Meaning

The name Lorcan is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little, fierce".

Lorcan is a name rich in Irish history as belonging to several kings, including the grandfather of the most famous high king of Ireland, Brian Boru. Lorcan O'Toole, known in English as Laurence O'Toole, is the patron saint of Dublin, so it's not too surprising that Irish-born actor Peter O'Toole named his son Lorcan.

In the Harry Potter epic, Lorcan is the twin son of Luna Lovegood Scamander.

Strong, easy to pronounce and spell, Lorcan is an Irish name that would stand out from the more common crop of Connors and Liams. 

Lorcan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 215 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lorcan

• 215 Nameberry 2025
• 698 England 2024
• 96 Ireland 2016

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Famous People Named Lorcan

• Saint Lorcan Ua Tuathaill Archbishop of Dublin
• Lorcan Cranitch Irish actor
• Lorcan Ó Muireadhaigh (born Laurence Patrick Murray) Irish priest and activist
• Lorcan O'Herlihy Irish,American architect
• Lorcan Robbins Irish politician
• Lorcan Tucker Irish cricketer
• Lorcan Patrick O'Toole (b. 1983) British actor; son of actor Peter O'Toole
• Dexter Henry Lorcan Costello (b. 2006) son of singers Elvis Costello and Diana Krall

The name Lorcan in Pop Culture

• Lorcan Scamander character in "Harry Potter," twin brother of Lysander
• Lorcan Foley Sr. and Jr. characters in Irish soap opera "Fair City"
• Lorcan character in the 2008 film "Summer of the Flying Saucer"
• Lorcan character in the 1951 film "Talk of a Million"
• Lorcan Barnes character who appeared in one episode of TV's "JAG"
• Dr. Lorcan O'Brien character in the Irish RTÉ TV series "The Clinic"
• Fr. Lorcan O'Carroll character in Annie Mc.Cartney's "Desire Lines"
• Lorcan Larkin character in Marian Keyes' "Last Chance Saloon"
• Lorcan Furey character in Justin Somper's "Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean"
• Lorcan a half,devil character in Erin M. Evans' book series "Brimstone Angels"
• Lorcan character in Sarah J Maas' book series "Throne of Glass"
• Lorcan cursed Dragon,Boy character in C. M. Lucas book series, "Mist & Whispers"