Douglas

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Douglas

  • /ˈdʌɡləs/

Where it comes from

From a place name, Scottish Gaelic dubh (“black”) + glais (“stream”).

proper noun Douglases · Douglass

  1. countable A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin. The gunman, Nikolas Cruz, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A school resource officer faces charges after allegedly failing to confront the gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  2. countable A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. countable, uncountable the capital city of the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3875).
  4. countable, uncountable A locality in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
  5. countable, uncountable A river in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England.
  6. countable, uncountable An area in eastern Dundee, Scotland; in full, Douglas and Angus.
  7. countable, uncountable A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, the origin of Clan Douglas and the Lords of Douglas (OS grid ref NS8330).
  8. countable, uncountable A village and suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
  9. countable, uncountable A village in Belize.
  10. countable, uncountable A settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands.
  11. countable, uncountable A town in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
  12. countable, uncountable A suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
  13. countable, uncountable A locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland.
  14. countable, uncountable A local government area north of Cairns, Queensland; in full, the Shire of Douglas.
  15. countable, uncountable A locality in the Rural City of Horsham and the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia.
  16. countable, uncountable A rural locality in Taranaki, New Zealand.
  17. countable, uncountable A small community in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
  18. countable, uncountable A locality in Surrey, British Columbia.
  19. countable, uncountable A settlement in the Rural Municipality of Elton, Manitoba.
  20. countable, uncountable A suburban community in York County, New Brunswick.
  21. countable, uncountable A community in Admaston/Bromley, Renfrew County, Ontario.
  22. countable, uncountable A town in Marshall County, Alabama.
  23. countable, uncountable A community on Douglas Island, Alaska, directly across from Juneau.
  24. countable, uncountable A city in Cochise County, Arizona.
  25. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Georgia.
  26. countable, uncountable A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
  27. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Knox County, Illinois.
  28. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Illinois.
  29. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
  30. countable, uncountable A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  31. countable, uncountable A city in Allegan County, Michigan.
  32. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
  33. countable, uncountable The former alternative name of Oak Ridge, Pemiscot County, Missouri.
  34. countable, uncountable A village in Otoe County, Nebraska.
  35. countable, uncountable A tiny city in Ward County, North Dakota.
  36. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
  37. countable, uncountable A tiny town in Garfield County, Oklahoma.
  38. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington.
  39. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia.
  40. countable, uncountable A small town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
  41. countable, uncountable A small city, the county seat of Converse County, Wyoming.
  42. countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, mostly in Iowa, listed under Douglas Township.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: doug, juneau, sonia, tak, lincoln, dutton, malti, midnight, shadowed, inky, murky, ebony, pitch-black, obscure, sable, gloomy

Translations

Every language

name male given name

中文道格拉斯 Dàogélāsī
हिन्दीडगलस ḍaglas
PortuguêsDouglas

name capital of the Isle of Man

हिन्दीडगलस ḍaglas
PortuguêsDouglas
FrançaisDouglas

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"Douglas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/douglas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{douglas_2026,
  title = {Douglas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/douglas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}