McDougall

M3C3D2O1U1G2A1L1L1

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill →
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Meanings

proper nounMcDougall (countable and uncountable, plural McDougalls)

plural McDougalls · alternative Dougall · alternative MacDougall · alternative McDougal · alternative McDougald · alternative McDougle

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countableuncountableA township in Parry Sound District, central Ontario, Canada, named after William McDougall.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Dubhghaill“son of Dubhghall”
  2. EnglishMcDougall

Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (“son of Dubhghall”), from dubh (“black”) + Gall (“stranger”). Compare Doyle, McDowell.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 麥克杜格爾 /麦克杜格尔
  • 麥克杜格爾 /麦克杜格尔 (Màikèdùgé'ěr)surname
Cite this entry
APA

McDougall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McDougall

MLA

“McDougall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McDougall. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McDougall,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McDougall.

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