Doyle

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From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Dubhghaill meaning "descendant of Dubhghall" (see DOUGAL). Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was the author of the Sherlock Holmes mystery stories.

DOUGAL   male   Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghall, which meant "dark stranger" from dubh "dark" and gall "stranger".
OTHER FORMS
IRISH: Dougal, Dubhghall
SCOTTISH: Dougal, Dubhghall, Dugald