The Name

Many people have been asking us questions about our son's name. Some have been nice about it...others rude. Like 'Where did you get a name like that from?' or 'That's an odd name.'

Here is a little info on the name Declan:

We first heard the name while watching a tv show called Mysterious Ways. The main character's name was Declan (played by Adrian Pasdar). We liked the name and then did some research on it. We did NOT name him after this character or the show. We just heard it there first.

Declan is a common Gaelic name i.e. Ireland, Wales, Scotland. It is of Irish origin.

It means "Full of Goodness".

There was also a Saint Declan: "St. Declan was the founder of a monastery at Ardmore in County Waterford and may have preached in Ireland before the arrival of St. Patrick. Many miracles are attributed to a rock on the beach at Ardmore known as St. Declan's Stone. According to legend, on a trip back from Wales one of his disciples, Runanus, forgot Declan's sacred bell. But a prayer from Declan and, miraculously, the stone carried the bell over the waves back to Waterford."

Others with the name Declan:
Elvis Costello's real name is Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus.
Cyndi Lauper's son

Now for middle names:
Jason is after Randy (his middle name).
Carlyle is after his Randy's dad Wayne (his middle name).