Douglas

Meanings

Anglo-Saxon Baby Names Meaning:

In Anglo-Saxon Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dweller by the dark stream.

Celtic Baby Names Meaning:

In Celtic Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dwells by the dark stream.

English Baby Names Meaning:

In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dark water. In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys.

Irish Baby Names Meaning:

In Irish Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dark stranger.

Scottish Baby Names Meaning:

In Scottish Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: From the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning dark water, dark stream, or from the dark river. The Scottish Douglas clan had two historical branches: (Black Douglases and Red Douglases.) The lords of these clans figure in Sir Walter Scott's novels.

Shakespearean Baby Names Meaning:

In Shakespearean Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: King Henry IV, Part 1' Archibald, The Earl of Douglas.

American Baby Names Meaning:

In American Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dweller by the dark stream.