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Douglas

Gender: Boy Meaning: Black River Origin: Gaelic Pronunciation: Dug less Related Names: No related names

Douglas: Popularity

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200th+ most popular boys name in the UK

Unrecorded number of
births in 2008

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Additional information about the name Douglas:

Used both as a first and surname, it was actually given to females in the 17th century, but it is used exclusively as a male name today. A popular name in Scotland due to the two powerful Scottish clans ‘The Red Douglases’ and ‘The Black Douglases’. Douglas can be shortened to Doug.

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