About Doug
The name Doug is a shortened form of the name Douglas, which is derived from the Scottish Gaelic name Dubhghlas. It is composed of the elements "dubh" meaning "dark" or "black" and "glas" meaning "stream" or "waterfall." Therefore, the name Doug can be interpreted to mean "dark water" or "dark stream."
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Most individuals with the name Doug are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -14.29% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Doug in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Doug using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.