# Declan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛklən/ · frequency rank #29,995

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Old Irish, borne notably by Declán of Ardmore

## Etymology
From Old Irish Declán, whence the modern Irish equivalent Deaglán.

## Easily confused with
- **delay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declan-vs-delay)
- **Dylan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declan-vs-dylan)
- **Della** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declan-vs-della)
- **Dolan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declan-vs-dolan)
- **Devlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declan-vs-devlin)
- **Delano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declan-vs-delano)
- **demean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declan-vs-demean)
- **decline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declan-vs-decline)
- **declare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declan-vs-declare)
- **dean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dean-vs-declan)
- **decay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decay-vs-declan)
- **decal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-declan)
- **decaf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-declan)
- **Deccan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deccan-vs-declan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`dcelan`, `ddeclan`, `decaln`, `decclan`, `declann`, `decllan`, `declna`, `delcan`, `edclan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/declan