Douglas (given name)

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| name = Douglas

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| pronunciation= {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ʌ|ɡ|l|ə|s}} {{respell|DUG|ləs}}

| gender = Male

| meaning = Dark stream

| region = South Lanarkshire, Scotland

| origin = Scottish Gaelic

| related names = Doug; Dougalaso; Dougie; Douglas (surname); Duggie, Dúghlas; Dubhghlas; Duggie; Dùbhghlas; Koukakala

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Douglas is a masculine given name which originated from the surname Douglas. Although today the name is almost exclusively given to boys, it was used as a girl's name in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the north of England.Hanks, Patrick {{Google books|9nd05X_awIgC|A Dictionary of First Names|page=160|}} The Scottish surname Douglas was borne by one of the most powerful families of the Kingdom of Scotland (the Earls of Douglas, Angus, Morton, Dukes of Hamilton and others). It has sometimes been stated that the given name is connected with the given name Dougal, although it is more likely derived from the surname already mentioned.

Linguistically, Douglas is derived from the Gaelic elements: dubh, meaning "dark, black"; and glas, meaning "stream" (also a derivative of glas, meaning "green").{{cite web | title = Douglas Name Meaning | url = http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=douglas | publisher = Ancestry.com}} The surname Douglas is a habitational name, which could be derived from any of the many places so-named. While there are numerous places with this name in both Ireland and Scotland, it is thought, in most cases, to refer to Douglas, South Lanarkshire, which was once the stronghold of Clan Douglas.{{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |date= |publisher=Ancestry.com |accessdate=6 April 2010}} which cited {{cite book |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }} for the surname "Douglas".

The Scottish Gaelic form of the given name is {{lang|gd|Dùghlas}} {{IPA|gd|ˈt̪uːl̪ˠəs̪|}};{{cite web |author=Mac an Tàilleir, Iain |title=Ainmean Pearsanta |url=http://www2.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/cuspair/Ainmean_pearsanta.docx |work=Sabhal Mòr Ostaig |publisher= |date= |format=docx |access-date=2017-04-24 |archive-date=2011-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717141309/http://www2.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/cuspair/Ainmean_pearsanta.docx |url-status=dead }} the Irish language forms are {{lang|ga|Dúghlas}}{{citation |title=Irish Christian names: an A-Z of first names |author=Coghlan, Ronan |publisher=Johnston and Bacon |year=1979 |page=42}} and Dubhghlas, which are pronounced {{IPA|ga|ˈd̪ˠuːɣlˠəsˠ|}}.{{citation |title=A World of Baby Names |edition=Revised |author=Norman, Teresa |publisher=Perigee |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-399-52894-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/worldofbabynames00norm_1/page/287 287] |url=https://archive.org/details/worldofbabynames00norm_1/page/287 }} The Hawaiian language form of the given name is {{lang|haw|Koukalaka}}, which is pronounced {{IPA|haw|kowkəˈlɐkə|}}; a variant form of this name is Dougalasa.{{citation |title=A World of Baby Names |edition=Revised |author=Norman, Teresa |publisher=Perigee |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-399-52894-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/worldofbabynames00norm_1/page/227 227] |url=https://archive.org/details/worldofbabynames00norm_1/page/227 }}{{citation |title=New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary: With a Concise Grammar and Given Names in Hawaiian |author1=Pukui, Mary Kawena |author2=Elbert, Samuel Hoyt |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |year=1992 |page=246}} The given name Doug is a common short form variant of Douglas. Pet forms of the given name include Dougie{{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |date= |publisher=Ancestry.com |accessdate=6 April 2010}} which cited {{cite book |title=A Dictionary of First Names |date=1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-280050-7 }} for the given name "Douglas". and Duggie. In Scotland, while spelled Dougie like the above, there is a distinct Scottish pronunciation of "Doogie".{{citation |title=A World of Baby Names |edition=Revised |author=Norman, Teresa |publisher=Perigee |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-399-52894-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/worldofbabynames00norm_1/page/101 101] |url=https://archive.org/details/worldofbabynames00norm_1/page/101 }}