Dugald

Variation of Dougal, Scottish
"dark stranger"

Dugald Origin and Meaning

The name Dugald is a boy's name meaning "dark stranger".

A Scottish variant of Dougal, Dugald is also a Harry Potter name. In fact, there are not one but two characters name Dugald in the Harry Potter books.

Dugald McPhail is a former Minister of Magic and Hufflepuff student. Dugald McClivert is a lesser character who's the head of the McClivert clan, killed in a drunken duel.

Famous People Named Dugald

  • Dugald Stewart
    Scottish enlightenment philosopher
  • Dugald Clerk
    Scottish engineer of the first two,stroke engine
  • Dugald Semple
    Scottish cofounder of veganism
  • Dugald Drummond
    Scottish steam locomotive engineer
  • Dugald Sutherland MacColl
    Scottish painter
  • Dugald Christie
    Canadian polictical activist