Willy Claflin: Hi. My name is Willy Claflin, and the pronunciation of the last name gives some people some trouble because it's almost as if it has too many Ls in it, Claflin. It actually comes from an old Scottish name, which means the person who comes from the lake, or the land of the lakes. Anyway, it's Claflin, and the most interesting misspelling I ever got of my name was a letter addressed to Mr. Catfin.