Details for the forename Dougal

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Dougal (male)


Variants:	Dougald (M) Doyle (M) Dubhghall (M) Dugald (M) Dùghall (M)
Pet Name(s):	Doug (M) Dougie (M) Duggie (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Duncan (M)
Can be spelt:	Dougall (M) Dugal (M)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Private communication
Notes:	Scottish, from Gaelic dubh-gall "dark stranger". The few spelling variations in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire should all be found with Soundex searching. Although both are rare, Dugald appears in that county Census significantly more frequently than Dougal. See Duncan for a note on its possible confusion with Dougal and Dugald.