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Douglas
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douglas
English
Alternative forms
en Douglass
Etymology
From a place name, en gd dubh black + gd glais stream.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdʌɡləs/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Douglas.wav Southern England
Proper noun
~ es
en countable en habitational Scottish Gaelic of en Scottish origin.
en Douglass
en Holly Yan 5 years after the Parkland school massacre claimed 17 lives, here’s what has changed (and what hasn’t) w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/us/parkland-school-shooting-5-year-anniversary 2023-02-14 The gunman, Nikolas Cruz, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A school resource officer faces charges after allegedly failing to confront the gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. https://web.archive.org/web/20251008131840/https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/us/parkland-school-shooting-5-year-anniversary 8 October 2025
en countable en male surnames.
en Doug Dougie Doogie Doog Douglass
A en place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
en Q18569en the capital city cdep/Isle of Man OS grid ref SC3875.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
en locality co/Antrim p/Northern Ireland.
en river co/Lancashire and co/Greater Manchester cc/England.
en area in eastern city/Dundee cc/Scotland; in full, Douglas, Dundee Douglas and Angus.
en village carea/South Lanarkshire cc/Scotland, the origin of Clan Douglas and the Lords of Douglas OS grid ref NS8330.
en village/and/suburb city/Cork co/Cork c/Ireland.
en village c/Belize.
en settlement isl/East Falkland terr/Falkland Islands.
en town p/Northern Cape c/South Africa.
A number of places in Australasia:
en suburb city/Townsville s/Queensland c/Australia.
en locality lgarea/Toowoomba Region s/Queensland.
en lgarea north of city/Cairns s/Queensland the Shire of Douglas.
en locality rural city:Pref/Horsham and the shire:Pref/West Wimmera western s/Victoria c/Australia.
en rural locality r/Taranaki c/New Zealand.
en small community in South r/Canterbury c/New Zealand.
en number of places c/Canada:
en locality city/Surrey p/British Columbia.
en settlement rurmun/Elton p/Manitoba.
en suburban community co/York County p/New Brunswick.
en community twp/Admaston/Bromley co/Renfrew County p/Ontario.
en number of places c/USA:
en town co/Marshall County s/Alabama.
en community on isl/Douglas Island s/Alaska, directly across from Juneau.
en city co/Cochise County s/Arizona.
en city/county seat co/Coffee County s/Georgia.
en neighborhood city/Chicago s/Illinois.
en unincorporated community co/Knox County s/Illinois.
en unincorporated community co/St. Clair County s/Illinois.
en unincorporated community co/Gibson County s/Indiana.
en town co/Worcester County s/Massachusetts.
en city co/Allegan County s/Michigan.
en unincorporated community co/Olmsted County s/Minnesota.
The former alternative name of en Oak Ridge, Pemiscot County, Missouri.
en village co/Otoe County s/Nebraska.
en tiny city co/Ward County s/North Dakota.
en unincorporated community co/Putnam County s/Ohio.
en tiny town co/Garfield County s/Oklahoma.
en unincorporated community co/Douglas County s/Washington.
en unincorporated community co/Calhoun County s/West Virginia.
en small town co/Marquette County s/Wisconsin.
en small city/county seat co/Converse County s/Wyoming.
en A number of <<townships>> in the United States, mostly in <<s/Iowa>>, listed under Douglas Township.
Quotations
IV v
The noble Scot, Lord Douglas, when he saw
The fortune of the day quite turn'd from him
The noble Percy slain, and all his men
Upon the foot of fear, fled with the rest.
en 1756 w:John Home Douglas: A Tragedy Prologue Douglas, a name through all the world renown'd,A name that rouses like the trumpet's sound!
en 1960 w:Muriel Spark The Ballad of Peckham Rye New Directions Publishing 1999 68–69 'Just call me Dougal,' said Dougal.'Douglas,' she said, pronouncing it 'Dooglass'.'No, Dougal - Douglas is my surname.''Oh, Dougal Douglas. Dougal's the first name.'
Derived terms
en Camp Douglas Castle Douglas Doog Doogie Doug Dougie Douglas City Douglas County Douglas Park Douglas Reef Douglas River Douglas squirrel Douglas valve Douglas Water Douglas-Apsley Douglasite Douglass Reef Douglastown Douglasville East Douglas Glen Douglas
Related terms
en given name Doug Dougie Douglass Doogie Doog
Descendants
mul douglasi douglasii 1
Translations
male given name
Bulgarian: bg Дъ́глас m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 道格拉斯 Dàogélāsī
Hindi: hi डगलस m
Irish: ga Dúghlas m
Māori: mi Rukarahi, mi Takarihi
Portuguese: pt Douglas m
Scottish Gaelic: gd Dùghlas m
capital of the Isle of Man
Asturian: ast Douglas
Bulgarian: bg Дъ́глас m
French: fr Douglas
Hindi: hi डगलस m
Irish: ga Dúlais
Manx: gv Doolish
Portuguese: pt Douglas f
Scottish Gaelic: gd Dùghlais m
Welsh: cy Douglas
Anagrams
en adglosu Dougals
French
Pronunciation
[s:ç]
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Douglas.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Douglas.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Proper noun
f
fr capital city cdep/Isle of Man c/United Kingdom Douglas
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Douglas + 1
Pronunciation
+ Dôuglaç
Proper noun
m
pt male Douglas Scottish Gaelic
Proper noun
f
pt capital city cdep/Isle of Man c/United Kingdom Douglas
Spanish
Etymology
es :ubor en:Douglas + 1
Pronunciation
Doglas Duglas +
Proper noun
es male Douglas Scottish Gaelic
es capital city cdep/Isle of Man c/United Kingdom Douglas
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Douglas + 1
Pronunciation
Doglas Doug.las
Proper noun
Doglas
tl male English