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DOUGLAS
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: DUG-ləs (English) [key]
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Anglicized form of the Scottish surname Dubhghlas, which meant "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. |
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