Given name & surname
MacDowell
“the son of Dougal”
MacDowell is a variant of Macdougal. One interpretation is “the son of Dougal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
MacDowell is a variant of Macdougal. One interpretation is “the son of Dougal.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (“son of Dougal”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
MacDowell’s family of names
MacDowell has a related form in Macdougal.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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