Dougal is a Scottish masculine

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. It is an

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form of the Scottish Gaelic ''Dubhghall'', or ''Dùghall''. These

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names are composed of the elements: ''dubh'', meaning "black"; and ''gall'', meaning "impostor". The Gaelic names are derived from a byname, said to have referred to a

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, in contrast to the fairer Norwegians. Variants of ''Dougal'' include: ''Dugald'', and ''Dugal''. A pet form of ''Dougal'' is ''

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''. which cited for the given name "Dougal".

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