The meaning of the name "Douglas"
Submitted by dmuth on Sat, 2006-01-07 19:38.
About Doug
My full first name is Douglas, although I prefer "Doug" as it takes less syllables to pronounce. 
There are several forms of my name which come from different nationalitites:
- English: Douglas
- Scottish: Douglas, Douglass
- Gaelic: Dugald, Dougal
- Celtic: Douglas, Dugald
- Irish: Dugald, Dougal
My name also has several origins:
- In early English it means "gray or black stream".
- From scottish, it means "dark water".
- Dugald comes from the Gaelic, meaning "dark stranger", and from the
celtic, meaning "black hair".
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