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    Declan

    DEK-lan

    Irish/Gaelic
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Full of goodness; Man of prayer
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Declan does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Full of goodness; Man of prayer", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Declan.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.029% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Declan represents pioneering faith — going where the Gospel has not yet been heard, filled with goodness and prayer.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Romans 10:14

      "How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?"

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