Douglas is a masculine given name which originated from the surname Douglas. Although today the name is almost exclusively given to boys, it was used as a woman's name in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the north of England.Hanks, Patrick There were three wives of Members of Parliament named Douglas during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558–1603). The Scottish surname Douglas was borne by one of the most powerful families of the Kingdom of Scotland (the Earls of Douglas, Angus, Morton, Dukes of Hamilton and others). It has sometimes been stated that the given name is connected with the given name Dougal, although it is more likely derived from the surname Douglas.
Linguistically, Douglas is derived from the Gaelic elements: dubh, meaning "dark, black"; and glas, meaning "stream" (also a derivative of glas, meaning "green"). The surname Douglas is a habitational name, which could be derived from any of the many places so-named. While there are numerous places with this name in both Ireland and Scotland, it is thought, in most cases, to refer to Douglas, South Lanarkshire, which was once the stronghold of Clan Douglas. which cited for the surname "Douglas".
The Scottish Gaelic form of the given name is ; the Irish language forms are and Dubhghlas, which are pronounced . The Hawaiian language form of the given name is , which is pronounced ; a variant form of this name is Dougalasa. The given name Doug is a common short form variant of Douglas. Pet forms of the given name include Dougie which cited for the given name "Douglas". and Duggie. In Scotland, while spelled Dougie like the above, there is a distinct Scottish pronunciation of "Doogie".
Douglas
Mononyms Douglas (footballer, born 1963) (William Douglas Humia Menezes), Brazilian footballer Douglas (footballer, born 1982) (Douglas dos Santos), Brazilian footballer Douglas (footballer, born March 1983) (Douglas Renato de Jesus), Brazilian footballer Douglas (footballer, born December 1983) (Douglas David Fernandes), Brazilian footballer Douglas (footballer, born 1985) (Douglas Marques dos Santos), Brazilian footballer Douglas (footballer, born 1986) (Douglas de Oliveira), Brazilian footballer Douglas (footballer, born 1987) (Dyanfres Douglas Chagas Matos), Brazilian footballer Douglas (footballer, born 1988) (Douglas Franco Teixeira), Brazilian-Dutch footballer Douglas (footballer, born April 1990) (Douglas Silva Bacelar), Brazilian footballer Douglas (footballer, born August 1990) (Douglas Pereira dos Santos), Brazilian footballer Douglas (footballer, born 1995) (Douglas Matheus do Nascimento), Brazilian footballer
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Douglas Abra (born 1947), Canadian judge
Douglas Q. Adams (born 2000), American linguist
Douglas Ainslie (1865–1948), Scottish poet, translator, critic and diplomat
Douglas Alexandra (1922–2000), Australian architect Douglas Alkenbrack (1912–1998), Canadian politician Douglas Allan (1896–1967), British geologist and curator Douglas Allanbrook (1921–2003), American composer and nysician Douglas Allday (1895–1945), English cricketer and British Army officer Douglas Allen (philosopher) (born 1941), American academic and activist Douglas W. Allen (born 1960), Canadian economist Douglas Amador (born 1901), Brazilian Paralympic athlete Douglas White Ambridge (1898–1976), Canadian engineer and businessman
Douglas A. Anderson (born 1959), American writer and editor Douglas Leavon Anderson (1939–2013), American educator and politician Douglas Anderton (born 1953), American sociologist and statistician Douglas Silva de Andrade (born 1985), Brazilian MMA fighter Douglas Anguish (born 1950), Canadian politician
Douglas Armati (born 1950), Australian writer and researcher Douglas Armstrong (gymnast) (born 1996), Canadian trampoline gymnast Douglas Armstrong (politician) (born 1940), New Zealand engineer Douglas B. Armstrong (1888–1969), British philatelist Douglas W. Arner, Hong Kong academic Douglas N. Arnold (born 1954), American mathematician Douglas Arrowsmith, Canadian film director and writer Douglas Asiedu, Ghanaian police officer
Douglas Aziz (born 1942), Iraqi footballer
B
Douglas Rivers Bagnall (1918–2001), New Zealand-born officer in the RAF Douglas Bahr, American judge Douglas Baily (born 1937), American lawyer Douglas Baird (born 1953), American legal scholar
Douglas Baptista (born 1962), Brazilian serial killer
Douglas Barr (born 1949), American actor, writer, and director Douglas Barr (cricketer) (born 1935), Scottish cricketer Douglas Barrett (1917–1992), Keeper of Indian Art at the British Museum Douglas J. Barrett, American academic Douglas Barrow (born 1951), British politician
Douglas Bassett (media executive) (born 1940), Canadian media executive
Douglas Stephen Bax, South African clergyman, author and activist Douglas Baylis (1915–1971), American landscape architect Douglas Carter Beane (born 1959), American playwright and screenwriter
Douglas Becker, American dancer Douglas Beckett (born 1959), English cricketer Douglas Walter Belcher (1889–1953), Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Douglas John Bell (1893–1918), South African World War I flying ace George Douglas Hutton Bell (1905–1993), English plant breeder Douglas Bennett (canoeist) (1918–2008), Canadian canoeist Douglas Bennett (cricketer, born 1886) (1886–1982), South African cricketer Douglas Bennett (cricketer, born 1912) (1912–1984), South African cricketer Douglas C. Bennett (born 1946), American academic administrator Douglas Bentham (born 1947), Canadian artist Douglas G. Bergeron (born 1960), American businessman Douglas Berneville-Claye (1917–1975), British Nazi collaborator Douglas Bernheim (born 1958), American professor of economics Douglas Somerville Bertram (1913–1988), medical entomologist Douglas Biklen (born 1945), American educator Douglas Binnie (1890–1969), New Zealand cricketer Douglas Birks (1919–2004), English cricketer Douglas Bischoff (1926–1991), American politician Douglas Robertson Bisset (1908–2000), Scottish sculptor Douglas Black (physician) (1913–2002), Scottish physician and scientist Douglas Black (publisher) (1895–1977), American lawyer Douglas Blackburn (1857–1929), English journalist and novelist Douglas A. Blackmon (born 1964), American writer and journalist Douglas Blackwell (1924–2009), English actor Douglas Blackwell (bishop), Canadian Anglican bishop Douglas Blackwood (1909–1997), RAF officer Douglas Bland (born 1941), Canadian writer Douglas Blayney, American academic Douglas Blazek (born 1941), Polish-American poet and editor Douglas Bliss (1900–1984), Scottish painter and art conservationist Douglas Blubaugh (1934–2011), American wrestler and coach Douglas Bomeisler (1892–1953), American football player Douglas Bond (born 1958), American author Douglas Booth (born 1992), British actor Douglas Allen Booth (born 1949), British-American producer and writer Douglas Leonard Booth (1889–1956), British architect Douglas Borel (born 2002), Brazilian footballer Douglas Borges (born 1990), Brazilian footballer Douglas H. Bosco (born 1946), American politician Douglas Bostock (born 1955), English conductor Douglas Botting (1934–2018), English explorer, writer, and TV presenter Douglas Bourgeois (born 1951), American sculptor and painter Douglas Bowie (born 1944), Canadian playwright and screenwriter Douglas Boyd (born 1959), British oboist and conductor Douglas A. Boyd (born 1970), American historian Douglas Boyle (1923–2001), Royal Canadian Navy officer Douglas Bracewell (born 1953), New Zealand cricketer Douglas Bradburn (born 1972), American historian and author Douglas Bradshaw (1912–1996), Canadian Air Force officer Douglas Brand (born 1951), British criminologist Douglas M. Branson (born 1943), American law professor Douglas Bravo (1932–2021), Venezuelan politician
Douglas Brei (born 1964), American sports executive Douglas Breton (1883–1953), Canadian politician Douglas Brewer (1925–2018), Welsh experimental physicist Douglas Brinkley (born 1960), American historian Douglas Neil Brodie (1872–1954), Canadian politician and businessman Douglas Bronston (1887–1951), American screenwriter Douglas A. Brook (born 1944), American government official
Douglas Brose (born 1985), Brazilian karateka Douglas Brown (cricketer) (born 1972), Jamaican-born cricketer Douglas M. Brown, American businessman and politician Douglas Browning (born 1929), American philosopher Douglas Brownrigg (1886–1946), British Army general Douglas Bruce (born 1949), American politician and activist Douglas Brunt (born 1971), American novelist and businessman
Douglas Buck (born 1901), American film director Douglas Bullis, American author Douglas Burgess (born 1977), American historian Douglas Burrows (1915–1982), Australian stockbroker and businessman Douglas Isaac Busch (born 1951), American photographer and inventor
Douglas Busk (1906–1990), British diplomat and mountaineer Douglas Butcher (1876–1945), English cricketer Douglas Buxton (1917–1984), Australian sailor Douglas Byng (1893–1987), English comic singer and songwriter
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Douglas Caddy (born 1938), American attorney Douglas Caé (born 1987), Brazilian footballer Douglas Caetano (born 1981), Brazilian footballer Douglas Cagas (1944–2021), Philippine politician Douglas Cairns (born 1961), British classicist Douglas Cambridge (1941–2005), Vincentian cricketer Douglas Cameron (bishop) (born 1935), Scottish Anglican bishop Douglas Cameron (broadcaster) (born 1933), British broadcaster Douglas Cameron (cricketer) (1903–1996), New Zealand cricketer Douglas Cameron (politician) (1854–1921), Canadian politician Douglas Cameron (RAF officer) (born 1893), British flying ace Douglas Camfield (1931–1984), British television director Douglas Camilo (born 1990), Brazilian footballer Douglas Campbell (actor) (1922–2009), Canadian actor Douglas Campbell (aviator) (1896–1990), American World War I flying ace
Douglas Campbell (soil conservator) (1906–1969), New Zealand soil conservator Douglas Campbell (swimmer) (born 1960), British swimmer Douglas Graham Campbell (1867–1918), British colonial officer Douglas Houghton Campbell (1859–1953), American botanist Douglas Lloyd Campbell (1895–1995), Premier of Manitoba 1948–58 Douglas Munro Campbell (1889–1986), Canadian politician Douglas R. Campbell (born 1945), Canadian judge Douglas Carbery (1894–1959), British army officer during WW1 and WW2 Douglas Cardinal (born 1934), Canadian architect Douglas Carey (1876–1947), Anglican priest Douglas Carnegie (1870–1937), British politician Douglas Carr (1872–1950), English cricketer Douglas Carroll, American politician Douglas Carruthers (1882–1962), English explorer and cartographer Douglas Carswell (born 1971), British politician Douglas Carter (1908–1988), New Zealand politician Douglas F. Carter (1944–2001), American politician Douglas Cartland (table tennis) (1914–2002), American table tennis player Douglas L. Carver (born 1951), United States Army general Douglas Cashion (1907–2004), Australian politician Douglas R. Cassel (1845–1875), American naval officer Douglas Caston (1917–1996), Canadian politician Douglas Cavener, American biologist Douglas Edward Cayley (1870–1951), British Army general Douglas Cedeño (born 1960), Venezuelan footballer Douglas Century (born 1964), Canadian journalist and writer Douglas H. Chadwick (born 1948), American wildlife biologist and photographer Douglas Chaffee (1936–2011), American artist Douglas Chalmers (born 1966), British Army general Douglas Chalmers (politician) (born 1957), British politician Douglas Chamberlain (1931–2025), British cardiologist Douglas Chandler (1889–1976), American journalist and Nazi propagandist Douglas Chandor (1897–1953), American painter Douglas Chapman (politician) (born 1955), Scottish SNP politician