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Douglas
DUHG-luhs
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A male given name and habitational surname of Scottish Gaelic origin, also the name of the capital of the Isle of Man and of many other places worldwide.
"Douglas moved to Scotland to be closer to his family's ancestral home."
Word Forms
Douglases plural
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_____ moved to Scotland to be closer to his family's ancestral home.
Etymology
From a Scottish place name, from Scottish Gaelic dubh ("black") + glais ("stream").