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Douglas

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Name Origin

Source: Scottish Gaelic

Root Word: dubh glas

Derived From: dubh (darkness) and glas (water flow)

Meaning: Dark River

Popularity History: Douglas has been used extensively in Scotland and other English-speaking countries since the Middle Ages, becoming particularly popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries as a noble name.