Dubhghlas

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  • Scottish
Original Gaelic 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.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Douglas
SCOTTISH: Douglas, Douglass
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Doug