Given name & surname

Dugal

“a dark stranger”

Dugal is a variant of Dougal. One Celtic interpretation is “a dark stranger.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Dugal is a variant of Dougal. One Celtic interpretation is “a dark stranger.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Dugal is a variant of Dougal. An origin associated with Dougal is Celtic.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Dùghall.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Dugal’s family of names

Dugal has a related form in Dougal. In English usage, Dugal as a surname was borrowed from the Punjabi form ਦੁੱਗਲ.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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