Douglas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌɡləs/
Forms: form: Douglases
form: Douglass
Etymology: From a place name, Scottish Gaelic dubh (“black”) + glais (“stream”).
Senses: examples: text: The gunman, Nikolas Cruz, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A school resource officer faces charges after allegedly failing to confront the gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
ref: 2023 February 14, Holly Yan, “5 years after the Parkland school massacre claimed 17 lives, here’s what has changed (and what hasn’t)”, in CNN:
coordinate_terms: Douglass
glosses: A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
coordinate_terms: Doug
Dougie
Doogie
Doog
Douglass
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
Douglas, the capital city of the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3875).
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A locality in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A river in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
An area in eastern Dundee, Scotland; in full, Douglas and Angus.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, the origin of Clan Douglas and the Lords of Douglas (OS grid ref NS8330).
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A village and suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A village in Belize.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A town in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in Australasia:
A suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in Australasia:
A locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in Australasia:
A local government area north of Cairns, Queensland; in full, the Shire of Douglas.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in Australasia:
A rural locality in Taranaki, New Zealand.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in Australasia:
A small community in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in Canada:
A locality in Surrey, British Columbia.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in Canada:
A settlement in the Rural Municipality of Elton, Manitoba.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in Canada:
A suburban community in York County, New Brunswick.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in Canada:
A community in Admaston/Bromley, Renfrew County, Ontario.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Marshall County, Alabama.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A community on Douglas Island, Alaska, directly across from Juneau.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Cochise County, Arizona.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Georgia.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Knox County, Illinois.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Illinois.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Allegan County, Michigan.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
The former alternative name of Oak Ridge, Pemiscot County, Missouri.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Otoe County, Nebraska.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A tiny city in Ward County, North Dakota.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A tiny town in Garfield County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A small town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A small city, the county seat of Converse County, Wyoming.
glosses: A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:
A number of places in the United States:
A number of townships in the United States, mostly in Iowa, listed under Douglas Township.
Derived terms: Camp Douglas
Castle Douglas
Doog
Doogie
Doug
Dougie
Douglas City
Douglas County
Douglas Park
Douglas squirrel
Douglastown
Douglasville
Douglas Water
Glen Douglas
Related terms: sense: given name
word: Doog
sense: given name
word: Doogie
sense: given name
word: Doug
sense: given name
word: Dougie
sense: given name
word: Douglass