name meaning douglas
Meaning of Douglas. Scottish name. In Scottish, the name Douglas means-From the Gaelic dubhglas meaning dark water, dark stream, or 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 Scotts novels..cottish Name Meaning-From the Gaelic dubhglas meaning dark water, dark stream, or 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 Scotts novels.