Hi Jean, "Declan - (DEK-lawn) Name of a 6th C. saint who founded the monastery Ardmore in County Waterford." This info came from : http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~bj333/HomePage.boys.html , which covers traditional Irish names. Jim Kelly Jean Rice wrote: >Hi, Hope someone else will answer you re Declan. I hunted for and found an >article in an old issue of "Hibernia" magazine (I believe that magazine is >no longer being published) on baby names but it didn't include Declan. >However, it mentions "Celtic Baby Names," by Judy Sierra (1997), which >contains more than 1,200 Celtic names with definitions and background. In >additoin to Irish names the book includes chapters on Scotland, Wales, >Brittany, Cornwall, and the Isle of Man. At that time the book could be >ordered directly from the publisher for $18 which included shipping and >handling. "Celtic Baby Names" was published in 1997 by Folkprint, POB 450, >Eugene, OR 97440 - that is where I was born, Eugene. If you didn't want to >purchase the book, or she did not have any other copies, perhaps she might >answer a query if you send her a SASE with a five dollars enclosed for her >trouble. You might be able to find a used copy via an Internet search. I >have seen that Declan given name in Ireland quite often. Jean, Spokane, WA > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <TheShamrockLady@aol.com> >To: <IrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 1:25 PM >Subject: [IGW] Meaning of the name Declan? > > > > >> My best friend just had her second grandchild on Sunday. His name >> >> >is > > >>Ryan Declan. She asked me if I knew what the name Declan meant and so far >> >> >I > > >>have been unable to find it on any web site. I did find that Ryan means >>"little king" in Gaelic. I thought someone on the list might be able to >>direct me so a site that would have it. Thanks so much in advance and >> >> >Happy > > >>Thanksgibing! >> >>Ceal >> >> >> >>==== IrelandGenWeb Mailing List ==== >>This list is sponsored by the IrelandGenWeb Project - >> >> >http://www.irelandgenweb.com > > >> >> > > >==== IrelandGenWeb Mailing List ==== >This list is sponsored by the IrelandGenWeb Project - http://www.irelandgenweb.com > > > >