Dougie is a pet form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
) of the
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
s
Doug,
Dougal and
Douglas.
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Dougie Brown
Douglas Robert Brown (born 29 October 1969) is a Scottish former cricketer and former head coach of the United Arab Emirates national cricket team, United Arab Emirates national team. Brown represented the Scotland national cricket team, Scott ...
(born 1969), former Scottish cricketer
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Dougie Donnelly
Douglas Donnelly (born 7 June 1953) is a Scottish television personality best known for presenting sports coverage.
Career
Donnelly was born in Glasgow, where he began his career with Radio Clyde in the 1970s, presenting the top-rated Mid Mor ...
(born 1953), Scottish television broadcaster
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Dougie Freedman (born 1974), former Scottish professional football player
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Dougie Hall (born 1980), rugby union footballer
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Dougie Hamilton (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
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Dougie Lampkin (born 1976), English motorcycle trials rider
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Dougie Lockhart (born 1976), Scottish cricketer
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Dougie MacLean (born 1954), singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist
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Dougie McDonald (born 1965), Scottish football referee
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Dougie Payne (born 1972), bassist and backing vocalist
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Dougie Poynter
Dougie Lee Poynter (born 30 November 1987) is an English musician, songwriter, fashion model, aspiring clothing designer and children's author. He is the bassist of the pop rock band McFly. He won the eleventh series of the ITV reality series ...
(born 1987), English musician
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Dougie Thomson
Douglas 'Dougie' Campbell Thomson (born 24 March 1951) is a Scottish musician, born in Glasgow and raised in the Rutherglen area of the city. He was the Bassist, bass guitarist of progressive rock band Supertramp from 1972 to 1988.
Career
Th ...
(born 1951), bass guitarist
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Dougie Vipond (born 1966), Scottish musician and television personality
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Dougie Walker (born 1973), Scottish sprinter
Fictional characters:
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Dougie Slade, in the TV series ''EastEnders''
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Dougie (''South Park''), from the TV series ''South Park''
References
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Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language given names
English masculine given names
Masculine given names
Scottish masculine given names
Hypocorisms