What does Douglas mean?

Douglas means "dark river"

How do we pronounce Douglas?

Douglas \dou-glas, do-ugl-as\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Douglas is pronounced DAHGLahS (English) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Douglas: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Douglas?

Douglas is of Scottish origin. It is used mainly in English and Scottish. The name Douglas means 'dark river'. From dubh which means 'dark, black' ; glais which means 'water, river'. The first name is from the prominent Scottish surname Dùbhghlas, which is derived from a river name in the southern uplands of Scotland where the clan resided. The clan, whose legend dated from the 8th century, acquired the earldoms of Douglas, Angus and Morton, and many of their members, both male and female, have been named Douglas since the 16th century. The name became an exclusively masculine name from the 17th century, and it was later taken up by English speakers in the 19th century. The name is known from the Douglas fir, a coniferous tree named after the botanist David Douglas (1798-1834) who brought its seeds from the US to Scotland. Douglas has 22 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variants of Douglas consist of name Doogie, name Doolish origin, Dougea name variations, Dougee name, meaning of Dougey, Doughlas definition, name Dougi origin, Dougy pronounciation, Dugaid definition, name Dugald meaning, baby name Dughlas, name Dughlass origin, nicknames for Duglas, short names for Duglass, and Dugy name. Other English forms consist of the contracted form short names for Doug (also used in Scottish), and the spelling variant baby name Douglass. Dùbhghlas definition (Scottish) is a variant of the name that is used in foreign languages. The contracted form Dug pronounciation (Scottish), and the diminutives Dougie name variations (Scottish), Duggie name variations (Scottish), and Duggy pronounciation (Scottish) are other foreign variants. Douglas is an all-time favorite. At present it is still rather popular as a baby boy name, but not to the degree it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1942, 0.797% of baby boys were named Douglas. It had a ranking of #23 then. The baby name has suffered a marked decline in popularity since then, and is of only modest use today. In 2010, it ranked at #485 with a usage of 0.026%, was nevertheless the most popular out of all boy names in its family.

The following famous people share the name Douglas:

  • Actor Douglas (Jr) Fairbanks, born Douglas Elton Fairbanks December 9, 1909 - May 7, 2000, New York City, New York
  • Actor Douglas (Sr) Fairbanks, born Douglas Elton Ullman May 23, 1883 - December 12, 1939, Denver, Colorado
  • Author Douglas Adams, born 11 March 1952 - 11 May 2001, Cambridge, England
  • Aviator Douglas Corrigan, born 22 January 1907 - 9 December 1995, Galveston, Texas
  • Aviator Douglas Bader, born Douglas Robert Steuart Bader 21 February 1910 - 5 September 1982, St John's Wood, London, England
  • Geologist Douglas Mawson, born 5 May 1882 - 14 October 1958, Shipley, Yorkshire, England
  • Humorist Douglas Kenney, born 10 December 1947 - 27 August 1980, West Palm Beach, Florida
  • Military Leader Douglas MacArthur, born 26 January 1880 - 5 April 1964, Little Rock Barracks, Arkansas.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Douglas:

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The baby name Douglas fun facts:

The name Douglas in reverse order is "Salguod".

The numerological value of the name Douglas is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Douglas?

Douglas is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.02%
20130.03%
20120.02%
20110.03%
20100.03%
20090.03%
20080.03%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames