Douglas.
A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: the capital city of the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3875).
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A locality in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A river in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United Kingdom: An area in eastern Dundee, Scotland; in full, Douglas and Angus.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, the origin of Clan Douglas and the Lords of Douglas (OS grid ref NS8330).
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A village and suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A village in Belize.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A town in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in Australasia: A suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in Australasia: A locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in Australasia: A local government area north of Cairns, Queensland; in full, the Shire of Douglas.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in Australasia: A locality in the Rural City of Horsham and the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in Australasia: A rural locality in Taranaki, New Zealand.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in Australasia: A small community in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in Canada: A locality in Surrey, British Columbia.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in Canada: A settlement in the Rural Municipality of Elton, Manitoba.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in Canada: A suburban community in York County, New Brunswick.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in Canada: A community in Admaston/Bromley, Renfrew County, Ontario.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A town in Marshall County, Alabama.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A community on Douglas Island, Alaska, directly across from Juneau.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A city in Cochise County, Arizona.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Georgia.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Knox County, Illinois.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Illinois.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A city in Allegan County, Michigan.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: The former alternative name of Oak Ridge, Pemiscot County, Missouri.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A village in Otoe County, Nebraska.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A tiny city in Ward County, North Dakota.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A tiny town in Garfield County, Oklahoma.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Converse County, Wyoming.
A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, mostly in Iowa, listed under Douglas Township.
Where this word comes from
From a place name, Scottish Gaelic dubh (“black”) + glais (“stream”).
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