Doug

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Doug

/dʌɡ/ US, UK, Southern England
/dɐɡ/ Australia, New Zealand
/dʊɡ/ Northern England

Sounds like dug · Rhymes with -ʌɡ

Where it comes from

Clipping of Douglas.

proper noun

A diminutive of the male given name Douglas. Come and have a drink,' he said, 'and my Christian name is Douglas on this side of the Rye, mind that. Dougal Douglas at Meadows Meade and Douglas Dougal a Willis's, mind. Only a formality for the insurance cards and such.' 'I better call you Doug, and be done with it.'

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: donny, brian, todd, douglas, daniel, dogg, dug, marc, cheer, champion, duck, dodge, dog, amelie, excavated, mined

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"Doug." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/doug. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Doug. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/doug

Chicago

"Doug." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/doug.

BibTeX

@misc{doug_2026,
  title = {Doug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}