Thoughts on the name Declan

smmr06

I have a little boy Owen. Whenever I tell people I like the name Declan if we have another boy- I get strange looks- or people love it- very mixed reactions.

Just wanted to hear some more opinions!

Phoebe Halliwell

How is it pronounced?

wilberta2006

My guess is deck-lan. nms.

HazelLOVE

I have a friend who named her son this. She pronounces it "da-clan". At first I wasn't sure about the name but it definitely suites this little boy. The name in general has definitely grown on me.

smmr06

Pronounced: Deck-lyn

foundmylazybum

ew.?

mattscountrygirl

I do not like it.  I have not heard of that name.  I like Deacon better.

jaime5121

I absolutely love it!  I think it is very unique without being "weird".  I say go for it!!!

mZoe

Declan is NMS, at all. Like a PP said, I prefer Deacon better. How about Owen & Dean? Thos two names sound nice together. Good luck!

aggiewed05

NMS at all, it sounds made up.

JCM052707

I see "declaw" when I see that name.. not a fan sorry.

britt2537

I dont care for it!!

JillAly

I guess I'm in the minority but I love the name Declan.  It may not be very popular here but in the UK, it's quite popular and I met several men with that name.

dpdw

I L-O-V-E the name Declan.... but maybe I'm biased because that's what we named our son.  To those who don't know, it's pronounced "DECK-lyn".  It's an old Irish name.  St. Declan was a buddy of St. Patrick's.  And it's also Elvis Costello's real first name.  It's a very well known name in Ireland & is just starting to become known here.  IMO it's what Conor, Liam and Adian were 30 years ago.

If you have an Irish last name (or want to pay homage to your Irish ancestory) it'll work well, but if you have no ties to Ireland I wouldn't use it. 

cjilla

dpdw:

I L-O-V-E the name Declan.... but maybe I'm biased because that's what we named our son.  To those who don't know, it's pronounced "DECK-lyn".  It's an old Irish name.  St. Declan was a buddy of St. Patrick's.  And it's also Elvis Costello's real first name.  It's a very well known name in Ireland & is just starting to become known here.  IMO it's what Conor, Liam and Adian were 30 years ago.

If you have an Irish last name (or want to pay homage to your Irish ancestory) it'll work well, but if you have no ties to Ireland I wouldn't use it. 

What she said.

I like it; very Irish!

Rose.9.6.03

I love it.

Tess12

I love it.

Laroogirl

I think it is a nice, not overused name.  Different but nice.  And you don't have to be Irish to use it. 

j.h.mommy

I love it! Are you Irish by chance?

dpdw

HazelLOVE:

I have a friend who named her son this. She pronounces it "da-clan". At first I wasn't sure about the name but it definitely suites this little boy. The name in general has definitely grown on me.

Are you sure that's how she pronounces it?  Because that's not right at all.  Is she purposely pronouncing it differently?

babydontforget

Love it.

maize27

This is my #1 choice right now for a boy- go for it!  In a strange way I'm sort of happy that not everyone liked it- maybe it wont get too popular (like all the other names I like keep doing!)

newportbride715

I love it! I love a lot of Irish names.  My maiden name is Irish and I miss it!

Unfortunately most of them sound weird w/ our very long Swedish last name that ends in -berg

mommiella

That's my "boy" name! I'm actually a little sad that I'll likely never get to use it. And I can't come up with another girl name for the life of me!

 

Eros

Definitely not my style.  Despite the old Irish background, it sounds made up.  That being said, it's not the worst boy's name by a long shot. 

petite_chou

I know two little boys with this name and I love it.  Go for it.

andrea922

I love it!

I also love how people think it sounds 'made up' yet it is a very traditional Irish name. Just cause you don't know it doesn't mean it isn't a real name.

wheelber

mZoe:

Declan is NMS, at all. Like a PP said, I prefer Deacon better. How about Owen & Dean? Thos two names sound nice together. Good luck!

I have to agree... I like Owen & Dean

ancjph

That is our sons name. So I love it and its pronounced Deck-lan. Very popular in Ireland, like David is here. Irish friend told us that.

2bejunebride06

I am not a fan.

bostonjen

I have always liked that name.  I know two people named Declan!

Pennylane824

one of my best friends named her son this and I think its adorable.

Melinz

dont like it at all! sorry

berry25

I love it!  Shame my DH won't go for it.

allowry

nms

KittenGator

I love the name Declan. It's a great Irish name. A lot of people don't know how to pronounce it, which doesn't bother me, because if you like it, screw what other people think.?

bruin

I opened this post thinking "I'm going to respond I don't like that name", but after reading all of the responses (and how to pronounce it), I'm really liking this name!!

I also like Oliver for a sibling to Owen.?

InLove24

I had a student named Declan last year and he just drove me up the walls everyday. So now that name I always think of my student

beachbride19

I really like it and it was tossed around for a boy. I really like the Irish names.

LoveBeingAWife33008

I read it as ***-lan

not a fan.

cabana1

I've been hearing this name more and more recently (and it has been listed on this board numerous times in the past few weeks). Also, as you can tell people in this post are saying that they know of babies being named this so it appears to be catching some popularity (but no probably won't be super popular). I usually like Irish names but this one I'm not a fan of, sorry.