Dougal (given name)

Dougal
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Scottish Gaelic
Meaning	black stranger
Region of origin	Scotland
Other names
Related names	Dougie; Dugal; Dugald; Dubhghall; Dùghall

Dougal is Scottish masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Dubhghall, or Dùghall. These Gaelic names are composed of the elements: dubh, meaning "black"; and gall, meaning "stranger". The Gaelic names are derived from a byname, said to have referred to a Dane, in contrast to the fairer Norwegians. Variants of Dougal include: Dugald, and Dugal. A pet form of Dougal is Dougie.^[1]

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^ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?. Retrieved 6 April 2010. which cited A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192800507. for the given name "Dougal".

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Dougal (given name)

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