Name: Dougal
Gender: Male
Usage: Dougal, of gaelic origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Dougal are in general originating from Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Dougal across the world, see Dougie.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Dougal is: Black stranger, Dark stranger.
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Numerology of the first name Dougal: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Dougal is ranked on the 21,940th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 9400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Dougal has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
We do not have enough data to display the number of people who were given the name Dougal for each year.
The name day of Dougal is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Dougal is Scottish masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Dubhghall, or Dùghall. These Gaelic names are composed of the elements: dubh, meaning "black"; and gall, meaning "stranger". The Gaelic names are derived from a byname, said to have referred to a Dane, in contrast to the fairer Norwegians.
Variants of Dougal include: Dugald, Dougald and Dugal. A pet form of Dougal is Dougie.
Scottish: Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghall or Dùghall, composed of the elements dubh black, dark + gall stranger. This is said to have been a byname applied to Danes, in contrast to the fairer Norwegians and Icelanders (see Fingal).
Variants: Dugald, Dugal.
Pet form: Dougie.
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