Dugal

D2U1G2A1L1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Dùghall ← Punjabi ਦੁੱਗਲ →
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Meanings

proper nounDugal (plural Dugals)

plural Dugals

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Punjabiਦੁੱਗਲ
  2. Scottish GaelicDùghall
  3. EnglishDugal

Various origin: * Either an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Dùghall or a reduced form of McDougall. * As a French Canadian surname, from the personal name Tugal, a name of Germanic origin, from the name Tugwald, composed of *tug (“useful”) (compare *togōn (“to draw, pull”)) + *wald (“authority, power”). * As a French surname, from du (“of the”) + the personal name Gal, both from gal (“rooster”) (from Latin gallus) and the Latin name Gallus. * Borrowed from Punjabi ਦੁੱਗਲ (duggal); this surname is more often spelt Duggal.

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Anagrams

GladuDulaglugda
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APA

Dugal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dugal

MLA

“Dugal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dugal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dugal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dugal.

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