Dougal

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Dougal

/ˈduːɡl̩/

Rhymes with -uːɡəl

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Dougals

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

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"Dougal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dougal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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@misc{dougal_2026,
  title = {Dougal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dougal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}