Doug

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  • English
Short form of DOUGLAS.

DOUGLAS   male   Scottish, English
Anglicized form of the Scottish surname Dubhghlas, meaning "dark river" from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river". Douglas was originally a river name, which then became a Scottish clan name (belonging to a powerful line of Scottish earls). It has been used as a given name since the 16th century.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Douglas
EQUIVALENTS
SCOTTISH: Douglas, Douglass, Dubhghlas