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    Enter a name to see what it means in Scripture, the language it comes from, and the King James Version verses where it appears. 1,332 names searchable, free and without signup.

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    Declan

    Pronounced DEK-lan

    boy
    Not found in the KJV text — 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.
    Meaning
    "Full of goodness; Man of prayer"
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic

    Declan is named after Saint Declan of Ardmore, one of the earliest Christian missionaries to Ireland — possibly predating Saint Patrick. His legacy of prayer, ministry, and church-planting speaks to the pioneering spirit of early Christian evangelism.

    Spiritual meaning

    Declan represents pioneering faith — going where the Gospel has not yet been heard, filled with goodness and prayer.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "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?"

      Romans 10:14 (KJV) →
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