Given name

Dubh

“a black-haired man”

Dubh is used as a given name. One Scottish interpretation is “a black-haired man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Scottish interpretation is “a black-haired man.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.

Dubh’s family of names

Dubh has a related form in Dub. Dubh has a related form in Dubb. Dubh has a related form in Dubg.

Walk Dubh’s family in the name graph

DubhDubDubbDubvDubg

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Dubh, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Scottish

Dour

“a man from the water”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Scottish

Dunlop

“from the muddy hill”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Scottish

Dunmore

“from the fortress on the hill”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Saints

Duncan

“a dark warrior”

46UncommonSteady

>99% boys

Scottish

Doire

“from the grove”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Scottish

Don

“from of Donald, meaning”

38RareSteady

>99% boys

Scottish · Nature

Douglas

“from the black river”

52UncommonEasing

>99% boys

Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Old-fashioned

Donald

“ruler of the world”

55FamiliarEasing

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Dubh’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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