The name Declan originated as an Irish name.

Declan name meaning irish. It is a spelling variant of the name Declan which is the English version of the Irish name Deaglan. 6th century Irish St. Declan was the founder of a monastery at Ardmore in County Waterford and may have preached in Ireland before the arrival of St.

From Deaglán which is of unknown meaning. Listen and learn how to pronounce Declan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. The name Declan is a boys name of Irish origin meaning man of prayer.

Meaning of the name Declan. The meaning of Declan is man of goodness. Declan founded a monastery in Ireland and St.

Its Gaelic form is Deaglán from the elements deagh meaning good and lán meaning full. Saint Declán of Ardmore fl. Saint Declan was a 5th-century missionary to Ireland.

Declan is the Anglicized form of the Irish name Deaglán. A traditional Irish name meaning man of prayer or full of goodness St. Those bearing it include.

It is also of English origin where its meaning is fully good. The name Declan is most often used as a boy name or male name. Deaglan originates from the Irish words dag good and lan full suggesting full of goodness Another commonly accepting meaning of the name is Man of prayer.