Doug

Doug Meaning & Origin

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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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Doug are male.

Doug Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -14.29% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TK
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AH1 G
🌐 IPA
/dəg/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Doug in Braille

Here's how to represent Doug in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Doug in braille

How to Spell the Name Doug in American Sign Language (ASL)

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.

The name Doug in sign language

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