Douglas
Meaning of Douglas
Douglas is a traditional male name that has remained popular over the years. It is pronounced as DUHG-luhs (/ˈdʌɡ.ləs/) in both American English and British English. The name has variations such as Doug and Douglass. In the United States, Douglas has consistently ranked in the top 1000 baby names for boys since records began. In recent years, it has hovered around the 600-800 range in terms of popularity. However, it peaked in popularity during the 1960s when it was among the top 50 most chosen names for newborn boys. Despite its fluctuating popularity, Douglas continues to be a strong and timeless name choice for parents seeking a classic and dignified name for their baby boy.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as DUHG-luhs (/ˈdʌɡ.ləs/)
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Notable People Named Douglas
| Douglas MacArthur was a distinguished American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. |
| Douglas Adams - Douglas Noël Adams was an English author, humorist, and screenwriter, best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which became a successful series across various media. |
| Douglas Albert Munro, a United States Coast Guardsman, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism during World War II, making him the only person to receive the medal for actions performed in the Coast Guard. |
| Douglas Gordon Ross is a prominent Scottish politician, currently serving as the Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party and the Leader of the Opposition in Scotland, with previous and current roles as a Member of Parliament and Member of the Scottish Parliament. |
| Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA was a prominent Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic, known for his leadership during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. |
| Douglas Mark Rushkoff is a prominent American media theorist, writer, and advocate of open-source solutions to social problems, known for his association with early cyberpunk culture. |
| Lawrence Douglas Wilder is a prominent American lawyer and politician who made history as the first African American to be elected as governor of a U.S. state and currently serves as a professor at the Wilder School at Virginia Commonwealth University. |
| Douglas Ross Hyde, also known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn, was a prominent Irish academic, linguist, and politician who served as the first President of Ireland and played a key role in the Gaelic revival. |
| Douglas Jerome Preston is an American journalist and author known for his thrilling collaborations with Lincoln Child, as well as his solo novels and nonfiction works on science and exploration. |
| Douglas Andrew Fraser was a Scottish-American union leader and former president of the United Auto Workers, as well as an adjunct professor at Wayne State University. |
| Douglas Jemal is an American real estate developer, landlord, and the founder of Douglas Development. |
| Douglas Dean Osheroff is an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996 for his co-discovery of superfluidity in Helium-3 and is currently a professor emeritus at Stanford University. |
| Douglas James Rain was a Canadian actor and narrator, best known for voicing the HAL 9000 computer in the films 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: The Year We Make Contact. |
| Douglas Leroy Rayes is a United States district judge for the District of Arizona. |
| Douglas Murray is a British author, political commentator, and associate editor of The Spectator. |
