Dougal (given name)

Gender	Male
Word/name	Scottish Gaelic
Meaning	black stranger
Region of origin	Scotland
Related names	Dougie; Dugal; Dugald; Dubhghall; Dùghall

Dougal is an Irish and 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, and Dugal. A pet form of Dougal is Dougie.

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