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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. [ 1 ]
Douglas, occasionally spelt Douglass, is a Scottish surname. It is thought to derive from the Scottish Gaelic dubh glas, meaning "black stream". There are numerous places in Scotland from which the surname is derived. The surname has developed into the given name Douglas. Douglas is a habitational name, which could be derived from any of the ...
Clan Douglas (Gaelic: Dùbhghlas) is an ancient clan or noble house from the Scottish Lowlands.. Taking their name from Douglas in Lanarkshire, their leaders gained vast territories throughout the Borders, Angus, Lothian, Moray, and also in France and Sweden.
The word Dougla originated from dogala (दोगला), which is a Caribbean Hindustani word that literally means "two-necks" and may mean "many", "much" or "a mix". [1] Its etymological roots are cognate with the Hindi "do" meaning "two" and "gala", which means "throat".
Douglas, a preserved locomotive on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales; Douglas GAA, a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Douglas, Cork, Ireland; Hannah Gadsby: Douglas, a 2019 live comedy performance by Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby; Donald and Douglas, a pair of fictional Scottish twin engines from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Douglas Emhoff is a lawyer turned second gentleman. Emhoff looks on at Sen. Harris’s 2016 swearing-in ceremony. Tom Williams - Getty Images.
Dougal is a Scottish masculine given name.It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Dubhghall, or Dùghall.These Gaelic names are composed of the elements: dubh, meaning "black"; and gall, meaning "impostor".
Douglas's upset against Tyson is the inspiration for The Killers' song "Tyson vs Douglas" from their Wonderful Wonderful album. Singer songwriter Brandon Flowers used the childhood memory of watching the seemingly invincible Tyson lose, as the motivation for a song that's about "me and my family, and the way I’m perceived by my kids.