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.
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Origin
Scottish
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English pronunciation
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Published name usage
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Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
United States
1951
Girls
5
5414
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2024
Boys
7
9894
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
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Meaning: 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.
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Origin: Scottish
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Spelling variant: Douglas
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