Dougal

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/ˈduːɡl̩/

proper noun

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Dùghall ← Old Irish dubgall →
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Meanings

proper nounDougal (plural Dougals)

plural Dougals

  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Origin

  1. Old Irishdubgall“Dane, black-haired foreigner”
  2. Scottish GaelicDùghall
  3. EnglishDougal

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Dùghall, from Old Irish dubgall (“Dane, black-haired foreigner”), synchronically from dubh (“black”) + gall (“stranger”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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