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  DOUGLAS

The meaning of the unisex name Douglas is DWELLS BY THE DARK STREAM

Details on DOUGLAS:

Gender: Unisex
Meaning(s): Dwells by the dark stream
Popularity for Boy: 1,326th in the USA (top 5%)
Popularity for Girl: 25,698th in the USA (bottom 30%)
Origin(s) for DOUGLAS:  American , Celtic , English , Irish , Scottish , Shakespearean , Anglo-Saxon
Themes(s) and list(s) DOUGLAS is on:  CelebritySocial SecuritySsaAmericanCelticEnglishIrishScottishShakespeareanAnglo-Saxon
Latest USA SSA birth information:
The latest number of USA births for Douglas as a BOY was in 2017 with 411 births
The latest number of USA births for Douglas as a GIRL was in 2004 with 6 births

The meaning(s) of DOUGLAS:

The name Douglas is an Anglo-Saxon baby name. In Anglo-Saxon the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dweller by the dark stream.
Anglo-Saxon meaning
The name Douglas is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dweller by the dark stream.
American meaning
The name Douglas is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dark stranger.
Irish meaning
The name Douglas is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dark water.In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys.
English meaning
The name Douglas is a Celtic baby name. In Celtic the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dwells by the dark stream.
Celtic meaning
The name Douglas is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Douglas is: From the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning dark water, dark stream, or from the dark river. The Scottish Douglas clan had two historical branches: (Black Douglases and Red Douglases.) The lords of these clans figure in Sir Walter Scott's novels.
Scottish meaning
The name Douglas is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name Douglas is: King Henry IV, Part 1' Archibald, The Earl of Douglas.
Shakespearean meaning

USA SSA birth(s) for DOUGLAS:

Here is the latest 16 years from USA social security list of total babies born with the name DOUGLAS

 DOUGLAS as a boy

YearBoy Births
2017411 births
2016446 births
2015432 births
2014456 births
2013490 births
2012452 births
2011503 births
2010534 births
2009588 births
2008687 births
2007756 births
2006824 births
2005821 births
2004799 births
2003976 births
2002952 births

 DOUGLAS as a girl

YearGirl Births
20046 births
19965 births
19945 births
199312 births
19925 births
199110 births
199013 births
198917 births
198831 births
198724 births
198616 births
198535 births
198434 births
198331 births
198227 births
198134 births

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