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 [ 2 syll. dou-gal, do-ug-al ] The boy name Dougal is pronounced DUWGahL KEY. Dougal is of Celtic and Scottish Gaelic origin. It is used mainly in Irish, Scottish, and English. From Celtic and Scottish Gaelic roots, its meaning is 'dark stranger' - in this context, Dougal is usually used in the Irish and Scottish languages. Derived from dubh 'dark, black' ; gall 'stranger'. Dubhghall (Celtic) and Dùghall (Celtic) are original forms of the name. The name was first given to the dark-haired Danish Vikings who invaded and settled in Ireland, much like how Fingal developed from a name for the fair-haired Norwegians and Icelanders. The Scottish subsequently adopted the name, and it later spread to the general English speaker by the start of the 20th century. The form Dugald represents the attempts by early English speakers to pronounce the devoiced ending of the Gaelic name with a consonant. Variants of Dougal include Doyle (English and Irish), Dubhghall (Irish and Scottish), Dugald (Scottish and English), and Dùghall (Scottish). In addition, Dougal is a variant of Macdougal (English). The short forms Doug (Scottish) and Dug (Scottish), the pet forms Dougie (Scottish), Duggie (Scottish), and Duggy (Scottish), and the spelling variant Dugal (Scottish) are other forms of the name. Dougal is not commonly used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. Baby names that sound like Dougal include Dekel (Hebrew), Deshal (Indian), Dugal (Scottish), and Dichali. KEY: Pronunciation for Dougal: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
