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Dougal

//ˈduːɡl̩// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. 2
    A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Dùghall, from Old Irish dubgall (“Dane, black-haired foreigner”), synchronically from dubh (“black”) + gall (“stranger”).

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