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Picture of Douglas H. Davis Douglas is a masculine given name which originated from the surname Douglas . Although today the name is almost exclusively given to boys, it was used as a girl's name in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the north of England.[1] The Scottish surname Douglas was borne by one of the most powerful families of the Kingdom of Scotland (the Earls of Douglas , Angus , Morton , Dukes of Hamilton and others). It has sometimes been stated that the given name is connected with the given name Dougal , although it is more likely derived from the surname already mentioned.[2]
Linguistically, Douglas is derived from the Gaelic elements: dubh , meaning "dark, black"; and glas , meaning "stream" (also a derivative of glas , meaning "green").[3] The surname Douglas is a habitational name, which could be derived from any of the many places so-named. While there are numerous places with this name in both Ireland and Scotland, it is thought, in most cases, to refer to Douglas, South Lanarkshire , which was once the stronghold of Clan Douglas.[4]
The Scottish Gaelic form of the given name is Dùghlas [ˈt̪uːl̪ˠəs̪] ;[5] the Irish language forms are Dúghlas [6] and Dubhghlas , which are pronounced [ˈd̪ˠuːɣlˠəsˠ] .[7] The Hawaiian language form of the given name is Koukalaka , which is pronounced [kowkəˈlɐkə] ; a variant form of this name is Dougalasa .[8] [9] The given name Doug is a common short form variant of Douglas . Pet forms of the given name include Dougie [2] and Duggie . In Scotland, while spelled Dougie like the above, there is a distinct Scottish pronunciation of "Doogie".[10]
Notable people named Douglas Douglas (footballer, born 1963) (William Douglas Humia Menezes), Brazilian footballerDouglas (footballer, born 1982) (Douglas dos Santos), Brazilian footballerDouglas (footballer, born March 1983) (Douglas Renato de Jesus), Brazilian footballerDouglas (footballer, born December 1983) (Douglas David Fernandes), Brazilian footballerDouglas (footballer, born 1985) (Douglas Marques dos Santos), Brazilian footballerDouglas (footballer, born 1986) (Douglas de Oliveira), Brazilian footballerDouglas (footballer, born 1987) (Dyanfres Douglas Chagas Matos), Brazilian footballerDouglas (footballer, born 1988) (Douglas Franco Teixeira), Brazilian-Dutch footballerDouglas (footballer, born April 1990) (Douglas Silva Bacelar), Brazilian footballerDouglas (footballer, born August 1990) (Douglas Pereira dos Santos), Brazilian footballerDouglas (footballer, born 1995) (Douglas Matheus do Nascimento), Brazilian footballerDouglas Abbott (1899–1987), Canadian politicianDouglas Adams (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Alexander (born 1967), Scottish politicianDoug Allen (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas A. Anderson (born 1959), American authorDouglas Applegate (1928–2021), American politicianDouglas Bader , British flying aceDouglas Baker (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Barr , American actorDoug Belden , American football playerDouglas Booth , British actorDouglas Brinkley , American authorDouglas Bruce (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Burke (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Carswell , British politician, first elected MP for the UK Independence PartyDouglas Chandor (1897–1953), British-born portrait painter and garden designerDouglas Costa , Brazilian footballerDouglas Coupland , Canadian novelistDouglas Cox (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas DeMuro , American automotive journalistDouglas Devananda (born 1957), Sri Lankan Tamil Cabinet minister, originally a militant of the separatist Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation FrontDouglas Douglas-Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton , 18th-century Scottish peerDouglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton , pioneering aviatorDouglas Eggers , American football playerDoug Emhoff (born 1964), American lawyer and husband of U.S. Vice President Kamala HarrisDouglas Engelbart (1925–2013), American inventor and computer pioneerDouglas Everett (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Fairbanks , American actorDouglas Fairbanks Jr. , American actor and son of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary PickfordDouglas Ford (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Frenkel , American professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolDouglas H. Ginsburg , American judgeDouglas Graham , several peopleDouglas Gresham , American-British actor, biographer and producerDoug Grimston , Canadian ice hockey administratorDouglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig , British Field marshalDouglas Haig (actor) (1920–2011), American actorDouglas Hamilton (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Hartree , English mathematician and physicistDouglas A. Hicks , American authorDouglas Hodge (born 1960), English actor, director and musicianDouglas Hodge (businessman) (born 1957), American businessmanDouglas Hofstadter , American author and professor of cognitive scienceDouglas Horne (born 1966), Canadian politicianDouglas Hyde , Irish academic and politician, first president of IrelandDouglas Hyde (author) , English political journalist and authorDoug Ingle (1945-2024), American singer, organist, and founding member of Iron Butterfly Douglas Johnson (disambiguation) , several peopleDoug Jones (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Harriman Kennedy (born 1967), American journalistDouglas St. Clive Budd Jansze , Attorney General of Sri Lanka from 1957 to 1966Douglas Júnior , Kazakhstani futsal playerDouglas Forsythe Kelley (1928–2021), American industrial designerDouglas Lawrence , Australian organistDoug Lawrence (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Liyanage , Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servantDouglas Lowe (athlete) , British athleteDouglas Lowe (RAF officer) (1922–2018), British air chief marshalDouglas Lubahn (1947–2019), American bassistDouglas MacArthur , American generalDouglas MacArthur II (1909–1997), American diplomatDouglas Hastings Macarthur (1839–1892), New Zealand politicianDouglas Macgregor (disambiguation) , several peopleDoug Martsch , American guitarist and vocalist of indie rock band Built to Spill Douglas Francis McArthur (born 1943), Canadian politician and university professorDoug McFarland , American politicianDouglas Mitchell (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Moore (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Albert Munro , American armed forces memberDoug Nordquist , American high jumperDouglas Parker (born 1963), American dramatist and playwrightDouglas H. Parker (1926–2019), American law school professorDouglas L. Parker , American attorney and government officialDouglas Parkhill , Canadian computer scientist and civil servantDoug Pederson , American football coachDouglas Peterson (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Polk , American professional poker playerDouglas Ranasinghe (born 1945), Sri Lankan Sinhala actorDouglas Robb (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Roberts (disambiguation) , several peopleDougal Robertson (1924–1991), Scottish author and sailorDouglas Rodrigues (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas A. Ross , American political scientistDouglas Santos (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Saunders , Jamaican politicianDouglas Silva (disambiguation) , several peopleDouglas Simpson , Scottish field hockey forwardDoug Stanhope , American stand-up comedian and authorDouglas Trevor , American author and academicDouglas Walatara (1920–2011), Sri Lankan educationistDouglas H. Wheelock , American astronautDouglas Whyte (born 1971),former horse racing jockey and current horse trainerDouglas Wreden (born 1991), American YouTube personality who goes by the name DougDoug See also References Name list
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