Doig

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proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Gille Doig →
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Meanings

proper nounDoig (countable and uncountable, plural Doigs)

plural Doigs

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countableuncountableA community in Clear Hills County, northern Alberta, Canada, named after the Doig River.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Gille Doig
  2. EnglishDoig

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Doig.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Doig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doig

MLA

“Doig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doig. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Doig,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doig.

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