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Douglas

Douglas

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Douglas, Canada, Isle of Man, Falkland Islands, Ireland, South Africa, UK, USA 1. Canada (Manitoba and Ontario): named after the Scottish philanthropist, Thomas Douglas (1771–1820), 5th Earl of Selkirk, who became governor of Prince Edward Island and established a large settlement there in 1803; later he was active in Manitoba creating new settlements. See Selkirk.2. Isle of Man: formerly Dufglas, it takes its name from the Dhoo and Glass Rivers to mean ‘Black Stream’ from the Old Gaelic dubh ‘black’ and ghlaise or glais ‘water’ or ‘stream’. Douglas is the capital.3. South Africa (Northern Cape): founded in 1838 as a mission station called Backhouse after the English quaker James Backhouse, it was renamed in 1867 after Vice Admiral Sir Percy Douglas (1876–1939), hydrographer of the British Royal Navy (1924–32).4. USA (Arizona): named after James Douglas, president of the Phelps Corporation, a mining concern.
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Douglas

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Douglas city (1991 pop. 19,950), capital of the Isle of Man, Great Britain. It is a popular resort, connected by rail to Ramsey and Port Erin, on the Irish Sea. Tourism is the chief industry. There are also light-engineering, knitting, and carpet-weaving factories. The Tower of Refuge, near the harbor entrance, was designed in 1832 by William Hillary, founder of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The Manx Museum has a collection of the natural history and antiquities of the Isle of Man.

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Douglas

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Douglas ♂ Transferred use of the surname borne by one of the most powerful families in Scotland, the earls of Douglas and of Angus, also notorious in earlier times as Border reivers. In the 17th and 18th centuries it was used as a girl's name in northern England. It is now exclusively a boys' name, used throughout the English‐speaking world.

Short form: Doug.
Pet form: Duggie.
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The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

Douglas, a romantic tragedy by J. Home, based on a Scottish ballad, and first performed in Edinburgh in 1756.

Old Norval, a shepherd, brings up the infant son of Douglas, supposed dead by his mother, now Lady Randolph. Young Norval saves Lord Randolph's life, and is reunited with his mother, only to be slain through the machinations of Randolph's heir, Glenalvon.
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A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Douglas ♂ (Scottish) Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name from a place in the Southern Uplands named with Gaelic dubh ‘black’ + glas ‘stream’. This was the stronghold of what became one of the most powerful families in Scotland, the earls of Douglas and of Angus, notorious in earlier times as Border reivers.
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Douglas

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Douglas Capital of the Isle of Man, on the e coast. A popular resort on the Irish Sea. Sites include the Tower of Refuge and the Manx Museum. Industries: light engineering, tourism, brewing and fishing. Pop. (1996 est.) 23,487.
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A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Douglas S. Lan. Duuelglas c.1150. ‘(Place on the) Douglas Water’. The Celtic river name means ‘black stream’ (OGaelic dub + glais).
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A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Douglas Isle of Man. Dufglas c.1257. Identical in origin with previous two names.
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A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Douglas (Dúglas) Cork, Laois. ‘Black stream’.
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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