Names Douglas

Douglas

Found 7 entry about "Douglas"

Gender

Male (Masculine | Boy)

Usage/Origins

Meaning

From the Gaelic 'Dubhghlas' meaning 'dark stream'

Pronunciation

DUG-ləs
DUHG-luhs

Popularity

In the United States, Douglas was a popular name throughout the 20th century, reaching its peak in the 1950s and 1960s. It has since declined in popularity, but remains a well-known and respected name. Internationally, Douglas is most commonly used in English-speaking countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada.

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Douglas Name meanings & History

From the Gaelic 'Dubhghlas' meaning 'dark stream'. From a Scottish surname that was from the name of a town in Lanarkshire, itself named after a tributary of the River Clyde called the Douglas Water. It means "dark river", derived from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river" (an archaic word related to glas "grey, green"). This was a Scottish Lowland clan, the leaders of which were powerful earls in the medieval period. The Gaelic form is Dùghlas or Dùbhghlas. It has been used as a given name since the 16th century. Douglas is primarily used as a first name for boys, although it can also be used as a middle name or surname.

Zodiac Sign of Douglas: Domestic Cancer

Synonyms of Douglas:

D: Doting,Dutiful,Domestic,Determined,Daddy,Demanding

O: Organized,Ostentatious,Obsolete,Obsessive,Obstinate

U: Understanding,Unity,Universality,Undermining,Utopia

G: Gregarious,Goof-off,Go-getter,Genuine

L: Luscious,Lovely,Legal,Liaison,Languid,Lazy,Lover

A: Aggressive,Action,Angry,Argumentative,Assertive,Ambitious

S: Success,Sensuality,Sex,Status,Social Standing,Security,Solidity

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Famous People

Notable individuals with the name Douglas include actor Michael Douglas, author Douglas Adams, politician William Douglas, and mathematician Mary F. Winston.

2.) Douglas (Male)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: (Scottish) dark river, dark stream. See also Koukalaka.

Other Forms: Dougles, Dugaid, Dughlas

3.) DOUGLAS (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from the Gaelic Dubhglas, a compounding of the elements dubh (black, dark) and glas (blue, green, gray). Dubhglas was a common Celtic river name, and the surname might have originated to denote one who lived near the river. Short: Doug. Pet: Dougie, Duggie. (DUG-LUS)

4.) DOUGLAS (Male)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname, which is the Anglicized form of Dubhglas, a Gaelic name derived from the elements dubh (black, dark) and glas (blue, green, gray). Dubhglas was a common Celtic river name, and the surname might have originated to denote one who lived near a river. (DUG-LUS)

5.) DOUGLAS (Male)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from the Gaelic elements dubh (black, dark) and glas (blue, green, gray; stream). Dubhglas was a common Celtic river name, and the surname might have originated to denote one who lived near the river. Short: Doug. Pet: Dougie, Duggie. (DUG-LAHS)