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Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈdɔɪl/

Meaning & History

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Dubhghaill, itself derived from the given name Dubhghall. A famous bearer of the surname was Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), the author of the Sherlock Holmes mystery stories.