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Declan

Usually a boy's name

Meaning
An old Irish saint's name with no settled meaning No settled meaning

Often said to mean 'full of goodness' or 'man of prayer'; the dictionary calls its origin uncertain.

Origin
Irish
Popularity

US 2025: #139 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #372

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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