Dugald
Boy name · 36 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Dugald: 36 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 7 births in 1975.
Dugald is the anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Dubhghall, meaning "dark stranger" or "dark foreigner," originally used by the Scots to describe Viking raiders—dubh for "dark" and gall for "foreigner." The philosopher Dugald Stewart, a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, and Sir Dugald Clerk, inventor of the two-stroke engine, are among its notable bearers. The name shares its root with the Scottish clan MacDougall, whose chiefs were descended from a son of Somerled. While no major settlement directly takes the name, the nearby isle of Dùghaill in the
Boy 10 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19757 babies
- Latest (2008)
- #5354 babies
- Total births
- 36since 1975
- 5-year trend
- ▼ 11%vs prior 5y