Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Douglas

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Save Gender Masculine Usage Scottish, English Pronounced Pron. /ˈdʌɡ.ləs/ [key·simplify]

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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.

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Details Last ranked #93 in 1981 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #60 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #90 in 1990 Canada Last ranked #257 in 2024 England and Wales Last ranked #439 in 1960 France Last ranked #70 in 1984 New Zealand Last ranked #93 in 1996 Scotland Last ranked #100 in 2001 Sweden Last ranked #851 in 2024 United States

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