Mcdougall

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Scottish Gaelic. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A township in Parry Sound District, central Ontario, Canada, named after William McDougall. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (“son of Dubhghall”), from dubh (“black”) + Gall (“stranger”). Compare Doyle, McDowell.

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