Meaning of the name Declan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Declan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.
MEANING: From dag “”good”” and lan “”full”” suggesting “”full of goodness.”” St. Declan was the founder of a monastery at Ardmore in County Waterford and may have preached in Ireland before the arrival of St. Patrick. Many miracles are attributed to a rock on the beach at Ardmore known as St. Declan’s Stone. According to legend, on a trip back from Wales one of his disciples, Runanus, forgot Declan’s sacred bell. But a prayer from Declan and, miraculously, the stone carried the bell over the waves back to Waterford.
GENDER: Boy | Male
IRISH NAME: Declan Deaglan
PRONUNCIATION: “deck + lan”
ENGLISH: Declan
AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Declan and read along with the meaning)
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I spelled my son’s name, Declyn. I really like it with the ‘h’ and wish I would have thought of that before I spelled his the way I did. A hybrid of both would have been neat.
I love this name Declan, it brings favour and luck to the bearers, really nice name
I love the name DECLAN
My younger son’s name is Declan. I read it in a book years ago and loved it. Always wanted to use it. Never met a Declan in my life so I thought I was giving him a unique name. He was born in 2012. The pediatrician said he’d never heard it before. At the six month check up, the dr said 2 other Declans were now patients and ehen I enrolled him in Gymboree, there were 2 other Declans in his class. Go figure.. so much for unique….lol
My wife delivered a baby boy and will keep his name Declan. I just love the name.
I love the name Declan. And my son was baptised yesterday; his baptismal name is Declan.
i just looked this up so i knew how to pronounce Patrick Stump’s son’s name tbh…
Ha myn is different to all of yours
I am gonna name my son Declan
If you haven’t heard, I love the name Declan too. 🙂
I so much like the name declan
That’s my name too.
I love that name!
Haha my names declan
i would just like to know if everyone likes the name Dugan. My son and daughter in law is expecting a son in Nov and cant decide if they like Dugan or not.