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Dougherty

Dougherty proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Dougherty (countable and uncountable, plural Doughertys)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Alameda County, California, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Dawson County, Georgia, United States.
  4. A city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.
  5. A town in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States.

Forms of Dougherty

pluralDoughertys

Origin of Dougherty

Variant of Doherty.

Words formed from Dougherty

Questions about Dougherty

What does Dougherty mean?
Dougherty means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Dougherty?
Dougherty is a proper noun.

Words near Dougherty in the dictionary

  1. doughboy
  2. doughboys
  3. doughed
  4. dougher
  5. doughers
  6. Dougherty
  7. Dougherty County
  8. Doughertys
  9. doughface
  10. doughfaced
  11. doughfaceism

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