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McDougall

McDougall proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McDougall (countable and uncountable, plural McDougalls)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A township in Parry Sound District, central Ontario, Canada, named after William McDougall.

Forms of McDougall

pluralMcDougalls
alternative formDougall
alternative formMacDougall
alternative formMcDougal
alternative formMcDougald
alternative formMcDougle

Origin of McDougall

Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (“son of Dubhghall”), from dubh (“black”) + Gall (“stranger”). Compare Doyle, McDowell.

Words formed from McDougall

Questions about McDougall

What does McDougall mean?
McDougall means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is McDougall?
McDougall is a proper noun.

Words near McDougall in the dictionary

  1. McDormands
  2. McDormans
  3. McDougal
  4. McDougald
  5. McDougalds
  6. McDougall
  7. McDougalls
  8. McDougalls Hill
  9. McDougals
  10. McDougle
  11. McDougles

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