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Please help me decide on my shortlist:

Devon
Eden
Cillian
Odin
Cian

Ive just realised they all end in N...
Middle name would be Declan. A bit concerned with Odin, but it's Dh's favourite...

I really like Eden

congratulations OP!

All those names sound a bit harsh with Deacon.
Eden/Devon are girls name. Deacon is by far the nicest. Would you not consider that as first name

I've heard Devon as a boys name far more than a girl's. Eden also unisex.

It's Declan that will be the middle name, nod Deacon.

I love Devon and Eden for boys! Devon was one of my top choices for a boy. Not sure it goes with Declan though.

Devon - don't like, and don't think it goes with Declan

Eden - my ultimate FAVOURITE name for a boy!

Cillian - don't like at all

Odin - like

Cian - not keen

Eden or Cillian

Prefer Eden and Devon for a girl
Not sure they all flow well with Declan as a middle name (but we don't tend to use middle names too much, so I suppose that wouldn't be too much of a problem).

I do like Cillian
Not keen on Odin or Cian

Don’t really like any of them - if I had to pick probably Devon

I don’t think any of them go with Declan- Sorry. But to pick one, I’d say Devon. Eden I think of as a girls name, even though it’s unisex, it’s very feminine sounding. Cillian and Odin I really don’t like. Cian is an older done a death name to me, I know several Cian’s.

I like Cillian but agree that Eden is a girls name for me.

I don't think any of these names work with Declan as a middle name though.

Devon is unisex. My DD (who is 20) has two close friends that are girls called Devon. Its a really nice name so that would be my pick.

Eden does seem like a girl's name. Not a fan of the rest.

I love Declan though OP.

I like Cillian. Or how about
Rowan
Quentin
Nathan
Reuben

I wouldn't use any of those names with Declan it is too repetitive.

Cillian is my favourite, but I agree, none of them sound great with Declan. Why not have Declan as the first name and then pick a different middle name?

Looooove the name Cillian.
But I agree with what others are saying about the repetitive sound with the middle name Declan. But I mean, it's not the end of the world. It's not like people are constantly called by their full name.

Cillian or Cian by loads — Devon and Eden are awful, and Odin seems a bit vainglorious, like calling your child Zeus — but I don’t think either goes with Declan as a middle name. The endings are too similar.

Cillian or Cian
I also really like Eden but not sure it goes with Declan.

What about Oran?

I would go for a name you love and not worry too much about how it sounds with the middle name - how often do you actually say someone’s full name unless you’re giving them a major bollocking

Thanks everyone. A mixed bag! A bit stuck now, Declan is a name I have no affiliation with and I'm not really a fan of it, but means a lot to my DH. I really can't think of any other names I'd like.

@Baskerville would that not be similar to naming your child after a saint? (This is what DH said to me when I implied the same as what you did and I couldn't think of a comeback) 😂

Saints are human, seren! (In fact Declan is a saint's name -- there's a St Declan's church in Ardmore in Waterford.) So are Cillian and Cian, for that matter.

Whereas Odin is the sort of uber-God/Father of the Gods of Germanic mythology, father of Thor and a whole bunch more gods. Married to the charmingly named Frigg. (And, as Wotan in Wagner's Ring Cycle, runs around shagging absolutely everything in sight, human or goddess. ) Not that it's not fun, but quite a tall order...

Cian

Devon is a unisex name. I know a male Devon and 2 female Devons.
I’d say Eden was a girls name too personally though I know it is technically unisex.
Not keen on your other names. Really don’t like Declan either for a middle name

I only like Cillian but it sounds silly with the middle name, I think all of those names would though because they have the same ending as Declan.

Devon Declan sounds really daft

Cillian or Cian