Douglass

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Douglass

proper noun

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic, a less common spelling of Douglas.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A city and township in Butler County, Kansas, named after founder Joseph W. Douglass.
  4. A neighbourhood of Memphis, Tennessee, named after Frederick Douglass.
  5. An unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
  6. A neighbourhood in south-east Washington, D.C., also named after Frederick Douglass.
  7. Four townships in the United States, listed under Douglass Township.

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@misc{douglass_2026,
  title = {Douglass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/douglass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}