Declan

Gaelic boy's name

Declan is an Irish male given name, anglicized from Déaglán.

It has grown popular in English-speaking countries since the late twentieth century: Declan started kindergarten this fall.

The name is associated with Saint Declan, a fifth-century Irish bishop.

Celtic-origin

Gaelic

Celtic linguistic tradition

  • IrishOf the Emerald Isle
  • EireIsland nation's native name
  • clanRelated group sharing ancestry

Celtic · Hibernia · Emerald Isle · etymology · heritage · ancestry · lineage

saint

Ardmore

American place name

relics · holy well · feast day · Waterford · hermit · evangelizer · miracles · veneration · early Christian

Irish-name

Liam

Irish male name

  • ConnorGaelic masculine name
  • SeamusIrish form of James
  • FinnNorthern European person

Owen · Ryan · Brendan · Kieran · Shane · Cormac · Ronan · Colin · Niall · Patrick

masculine

boy

Young male person

  • sonMale child relation
  • ladBoy or young man
  • brotherMale with shared parents

nephew · he · him · his · male · man · gentleman · father · uncle · husband

popularity

trending

Currently gaining widespread attention

charts · 2000s · contemporary · modern · fashionable · Gen-Z · namesake

Categories
Opposites
gender of name

DeclanSiobhan

Irish female name

Fiona · Ciara · Maeve · Saoirse · Bridget

cultural origin

DeclanHiroshi

Mohammed · Giovanni · Olaf · Kenji · Vladimir

name type

DeclanSmith

Ubiquitous English surname

Johnson · O'Brien · Murphy · Williams · Brown

Family

Dec

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G