Declan is an Irish given name, an anglicised form of the Irish saint name Declán, also Deaglán or Déaglán. St. Declán founded a monastery in Ireland in the 5th century, and the St. Declán's stone has been credited as the site of many miracles. The name is believed to mean "man of prayer" or "full of goodness". Notable people with the given name "Declan" include A Declan Affley (1939–1985), Australian singer Declan Arthurs (1965–1987), Northern Irish soldier B Declan Barron (born 1951), Irish Gaelic footballer Declan Bennett (born 1981), English singer-songwriter Declan Bonner (born 1965), Irish Gaelic footballer Declan Brady, Irish criminal Declan Breathnach (born 1958), Irish politician Declan Bree (born 1978), Irish Gaelic footballer Declan Browne (born 1958), Irish politician Declan Buckley, Irish television personality Declan Buckley (designer), British landscape designer Declan Burke (born 1972), British guitarist Declan Burns (born 1956), Irish canoer C Declan Carr (born 1965), Irish hurler Declan Casey (born 2000), Australian rugby league footballer Declan Cassidy, Irish film director Declan Chisholm (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player Declan Costello (1926–2011), Irish politician Declan Coulter (born 1987/1988), Irish hurler Declan Cross (born 1993), Canadian football player Declan Curran (born 1952), Australian rugby union footballer Declan Curry (born 1971), Irish journalist Declan Cusack (born 1988), Irish rugby union footballer D Declan Dale, (born 1973), American filmmaker Declan Dalton (born 1997), Irish hurler Declan Danaher (born 1980), English rugby union player Declan Darcy, Irish Gaelic footballer Declan de Barra (born 1960), Irish musician Declan Devine (born 1973), Northern Irish footballer Declan Donnellan (born 1953), British theatre director Declan Donnelly (born 1975), English television presenter Declan Drysdale (born 1999), English footballer Declan Dunn (born 2000), English footballer E Declan Edge (born 1965), Malaysian footballer Declan Edwards (born 1989), Irish footballer F Declan Fanning (born 1979), Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler Declan Farmer (born 1997), American ice sledge hockey player Declan Feenan (born 1980), Irish playwright Declan Fitzpatrick (born 1983), Irish rugby union footballer Declan Flynn (1951–1982), Irish social figure Declan Fogarty (born 1960), Irish sportsperson Declan Fraser (born 2000), Australian auto racing driver Declan Frith (born 2002), English footballer G Declan Galbraith (born 1991), English singer Declan Gallagher (born 1991), Scottish footballer Declan Ganley (born 1968), Irish businessman and political activist Declan Glass (born 2000), Scottish footballer H Declan Hannon (born 1992), Irish hurler Declan Harvey, British journalist Declan Hegarty (born 1992), Irish hammer thrower Declan Hill, Canadian journalist