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Douglas

Scottish
"black water"
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Clare Green
By Clare Green
Updated Fri Apr 11 2025

Douglas Origin and Meaning

The name Douglas is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "black water".

Now a mostly-male name, in its earliest incarnation Douglas was used equally for girls and boys and could certainly make a comeback as one of the new boy names for girls".

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