Declan (given name)
Declan is an ancient Irish given name anglicized form of an Irish Gaelic saint's name Declán, also Deaglán or Déaglán, or, in colloquial terms, Det, normally all capitalised when written. St. Declan founded a monestary in Ireland in the 5th century, and the St. Declan's stone has been credited as the site of many miracles. The name is believed to mean "man of prayer" or "full of goodness".
Those bearing it include:
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- Saint Declán of Ardmore (fl. 5th century)
- Declan Affley (1939–1985), Australian folk singer and musician
- Declan Bree (born 1951), Irish politician and social campaigner
- Declan Costello (born 1926), Attorney General of Ireland
- Declan Coyne, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Declan Curry (fl. since 1997), Irish journalist who works for BBC News and BBC Breakfast in the United Kingdom
- Declan de Barra (born c. 1960), Irish musician, vocalist and bodhrán player of the former band Clann Zú
- Declan Donnellan (born 1953), British theatre director
- Declan Donnelly (born 1975), one half of British television duo Ant and Dec
- Declan Galbraith (born 1991), English singer
- Declan Ganley (born 1968), Irish businessman and political activist
- Declan Kidney (born 1959), Irish rugby union coach
- Declan McCullagh, journalist
- Declan McGonagle, Irish art curator
- Declan McKenna (born 1998), British singer, songwriter, and musician
- Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus (born 1954), the birth name of British musician Elvis Costello
- Declan Meehan (radio presenter), Irish radio presenter
- Declan Meehan (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Declan Nerney (born c. 1970), Irish country music personality
- Declan O'Rourke (born 1976), Irish Singer/Songwriter
- Declan O'Sullivan, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Declan Quinn (born 1957), American cinematographer
- Declan Ryan (born 1968), Irish sportsman
- Declan Sinnott (born c. 1950), Irish musician
See also
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