Declan is a boy’s name of Irish origin and is an anglicized form of the two-element Gaelic name ‘Deaglán’. “Deagh” means “good, excellent, or worthy” and “lán” means “full”. Put together, the name Declan means “full of goodness.”
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Declan is the most common spelling, although Declyn is gaining importance, especially as a girl’s name, and Declann, Declin, and Declynn have also been used.
Nicknames: Deck, Dee, Dex, Lan.
Declan was the 105th most popular boy name and the 3711th most popular girl name. In 2021 there were 3,626 little boys and only 40 little girls named Declan. 1 in 513 boys and 1 in 44,487 girls born in 2021 is named Declan.
Declan, the lovable and appealing name of an Irish saint (and singer Elvis Costello’s real first name), is very popular in the Emerald Isle and begins its sure rise to popularity here, having debuted on the American List 1998. Like Aidan and Liam, Declan becomes an American hit.
Keelan Origin and Meaning
The name Keelan is both a boy’s and a girl’s name of Irish origin and means “slender and beautiful”. Keelan is the Anglicized, phonetic form of the more traditional spelling Caelan..
Declan is popular in Ireland due to its association with Deaglán (later anglicized as Declan) of Ardmore, an early Irish saint who brought Christianity to what is now County Waterford and founded the monastery at Ardmore.
Declan is an Irish given name, an anglicized form of the Irish saint’s name Declán, also Deaglán or Déaglán.
Declan is a baby unisex name popular mainly in the Christian religion and its main origin is Gaelic. Declan’s name meaning is The name of a saint.
Liam is an Irish name meaning ‘strong-willed warrior’ and ‘protector’. It’s a shortened version of the Irish name Uilliam (derived from the Frankish name Willahelm), meaning “helmet of the will”. Liam is also a fun, modernized alternative to the traditional boy name William.
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