Details for the forename Dugald

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Dugald (male)


Variants:	Dougal (M) Doyle (M) Dubhghall (M) Dugal (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Duncan (M)
Can be spelt:	Dougald (M)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Private communication
Notes:	Scottish, from the Gaelic name Dubhghall "dark stranger", as is Dougal. Although both occur rarely, Dugald appears in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire significantly more frequently than Dougal. See Duncan for a note on its possible confusion with Dougal and Dugald.