Gender Male Meaning black stranger | Word/name Scottish Gaelic Region of origin Scotland | |
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Dougal is an Irish and 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.
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