61%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈdɔɪl/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links 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. PopularityDetails Last ranked #966 in 1981 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic wholesome strong strange simple Categories authors, bluegrass musicians, currently out of the US top 1000, dark, isograms, mascots, Nintendo characters, Saturday Night Live cast, Shining characters, surnames, The Legend of Zelda characters, William Faulkner characters