What does Dougal mean?
How do we pronounce Dougal?
Dougal \dou-gal, do-ug-al\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.
The baby boy name Dougal is pronounced DUW-GL 1.
1 Pronunciation for Dougal: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"
What is the origin of Dougal?
Dougal is of Celtic and Scottish Gaelic origin. It is used mainly in English, Irish, and Scottish. From Celtic roots, its meaning is 'dark stranger'. Derived from dubh 'dark, black' ; gall 'stranger'. Dubhghall (Celtic) and Dùghall (Celtic) are original forms of the name. This was a byname first given to the dark-haired Danish Vikings who invaded and settled in Ireland, like how Fingal developed from a name for the fair-haired Norwegians and Icelanders. The Scottish also adopted the name, and it later spread to the general English speaker around the start of the 20th century. The form Dugald represents the attempts by early English speakers to pronounce the devoiced ending of the Gaelic name with a consonant. In addition, Dougal is a variant of name Macdougal meaning (English). Dougal has 17 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variants of the name Dougald meaning of name, meaning of Dougall, Doughal definition, Doughald name variations, nicknames for Doughall, name Doyle (used in Irish as well), nicknames for Dugall, and what does the name Dughall mean. Dubhghall meaning (Gaelic, Irish, and Scottish), short names for Dugald (Scottish), and name Dùghall meaning (Scottish) are variants of Dougal that are used in foreign languages. Specific foreign forms the contracted forms name Doug meaning (Scottish) and Dug pronounciation (Scottish), the familiar forms short names for Dougie (Scottish), Duggie name popularity (Scottish), and short names for Duggy (Scottish), and the spelling variant meaning of Dugal (Scottish). See also the related form, Dowell name variations.
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The baby name Dougal fun facts:
The name Dougal in reverse order is "Laguod".
The numerological value of the name Dougal is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.
How popular is Dougal?
Dougal is not in the top boy names in USA.