Dougal

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduːɡl̩/
• Rhymes: -uːɡəl

Proper noun

Dougal (plural Dougals)

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

Quotations

• 1960, Muriel Spark, The Ballad of Peckham Rye, New Directions Publishing, published 1999, pages 68–69:

  'Just call me Dougal,' said Dougal.
  'Douglas,' she said, pronouncing it 'Dooglass'.
  'No, Dougal - Douglas is my surname.'
  'Oh, Dougal Douglas. Dougal's the first name.'

Derived terms

• MacDougall

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dougal is the 35945^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 624 individuals. Dougal is most common among White (82.37%) and Black/African American (11.22%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Dougla