DOUGLAS

Anglicized forma de the Escocés surname Dubhghlas, meaning dark river from Gaelic dubh dark and glais water, river. Douglas was originally a place name (for example, a tributary of the River Clyde), which then became a Escocés clan name (belonging to a powerful line of Escocés earls). It has been used as a given name since the 16th century.

“DUG-ləs”