Dougal is a 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 "impostor". 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 Dougald, Dugal, and Dugald. A pet form of Dougal is Dougie. which cited for the given name "Dougal".
People Notable people with the name include:
Dougal Dougal M. Buie (1888–1938), American lawyer Dougal Butler, British author and retired roadie Dougal Dixon (born 1947), Scottish geologist, paleontologist, educator and author
Dougal Drysdale, Scottish fire-safety engineer Dougal Goodman, British scientist Dougal Graham (1724–1779), Skellat bellman Dougal Haston (1940–1977), British mountain climber Dougal Howard (born 1996), Australian rules footballer Dougal Jerram (born 1969), British geologist and presenter Dougal Marchant, British motorcycle designer Dougal McNeill (born 1981), New Zealand academic Dougal Robertson (1924–1992), Scottish author and sailor Dougal Stevenson (born 1942), New Zealand television presenter
Dougald Dougald Campbell (1922–1996), Scottish footballer Dougald Currie (1845–1918), Canadian politician Dougald Hine (born 1977), British writer Dougald Kennedy (1869–1937), Canadian politician Dougald D. Kennedy (1879–1941), American politician Dougald Lamont (born 1969), Canadian politician Dougald MacKinnon (1886–1970), Canadian politician Dougald MacPherson (1882–1964), Canadian politician Dougald Park, American television and film actor
Dugald Dugald Baird (1899–1986), British medical professor Dugald Stewart, Lord Blairhall, British Member of Parliament (died 1712) Dugald Buchanan (1716–1768), Scottish poet Dugald Butler (1862–1926), Scottish minister and author Dugald Cameron (born 1939), Scottish artist and industrial designer Dugald D. Cameron (1826–1867), 19th century American politician and physician
Dugald Carmichael (1772–1827), Scottish botanist Dugald Christie (lawyer) (1941–2006), Canadian lawyer Dugald Christie (missionary) (1855–1936), Scottish missionary Dugald Clerk (1854–1932), Scottish engineer Dugald Cowan (1865–1933), British politician Dugald Donaghy (1873–1963), Canadian politician Dugald Drummond (1840–1912), Scottish steam locomotive engineer Dugald MacTavish of Dunardry, 14th Hereditary Chief of Clan MacTavish Dugald Galbraith, Scottish footballer Dugald C. Jackson (1865–1951), American electrical engineer Dugald Bruce Lockhart (born 1968), Anglo-Scottish stage & screen actor, director & writer Dugald McTavish Lumsden (1851–1915), British military officer Dugald Sutherland MacColl (1859–1948), Scottish watercolour painter Dugald MacDonald (born 1950), South Africa international rugby union player Dungal MacDouall (born 1250), Scottish nobleman Dugald Macfadyen (1867–1936), British clergyman and writer Dugald MacFarlane (moderator) (1869–1956), Scottish minister Dugald MacIsaac (1901–1961), Scottish chess player Dugald Mackichan (1851–1932), Scottish minister & missionary Dugald Macpherson (born 1959), British mathematician Dugald Malcolm (1917–2000), British diplomat Dugald McCarrison (born 1969), Scottish footballer Dugald McColl (1846–1915), Canadian politician Dugald McDougall (1834–1885), Australian politician Dugald McGregor (1890–1948), Australia international rugby league player Dugald McInnes (1877–1929), Canadian sport shooter Dugald McQuistan (1879–1946), Scottish mathematician Dugald Munro (1930–1973), Australian grazier and politician Dugald Campbell Patterson (1860–1931), Canadian businessman Dugald Poppelwell (1863–1939), New Zealand lawyer Dugald Saunders, Australian politician Dugald Semple (1884–1964), Scottish advocate and writer Dugald Steer (born 1965), English children's writer Dugald Stewart (1753–1828), Scottish philosopher and mathematician Dugald Stewart (Canadian politician) (1862–1932), Canadian politician Dugald Stewart (diplomat) (1921–1984), British diplomat Dugald Stewart (Vermont politician) (1821–1870), American politician Dugald Thomson (1849–1922), Australian politician Dugald Stewart Walker (1883–1937), American illustrator
Other spellings Dubhghall mac Ruaidhrí, King of Argyll and the Isles Scotland Dubhghall mac Suibhne, 13th-century Scottish landholder Dubgall mac Somairle, King of the Isles Dúghall of Lorne (1301–1403), Scottish bishop
Fictional characters
Father Dougal McGuire, a character on Father Ted
See also
List of Irish-language given names
References