Western numerology
Number 8 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Baby names
Boy name
Douglass
"From the dark river The Scottish Douglas clan had two historical branches: (Black Douglases and Red Douglases) The lords of these clans figure in Sir Walter Scott's novels; Variant of Douglas: Dark water In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys"
Name profile
Douglass at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Western numerology
- 8
- Indian numerology
- 3
- Characters
- 8
- Popular
- 161 family views
Number meaning for Douglass
Indian numerology
Number 3 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Douglass mean?
Douglass is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with English, Scottish context. Its meaning is recorded as: From the dark river The Scottish Douglas clan had two historical branches: (Black Douglases and Red Douglases) The lords of these clans figure in Sir Walter Scott's novels; Variant of Douglas: Dark water In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys
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Cass
Unisex
English
Clever or curly headed; Curly-headed; Diminutive of Caspar: Wealthy man; Diminutive of Cassandra: Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of King Priam A diminutive of Casirnir, Cassandra, or Catherine Also used as an independent name
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Doug
Boy
English
Diminutive of Douglas: Dark water In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys; Diminutive of Douglas: From the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning dark water, dark stream, or from the dark river
178 family views
Ciss
Unisex
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Diminutive of Christie: Diminutive of any name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel, Christian, or Christopher Variant of Christiana Follower of Christ Diminutive of Cecilia: A feminine form of Cecil, meaning blind; Diminutive of Christie: Diminutives of any masculine or feminine name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel, Christian, or Christopher
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Dougie
Boy
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Diminutive of Douglas: Dark water In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys; Diminutive of Douglas: From the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning dark water, dark stream, or from the dark river
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Douglas
Boy
Filipino
blue-black; Dark stream or dark river; Dark water In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys; Dwells by the dark stream; from the dark water; 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Archibald, The Earl of Douglas; Trouble
188 family views
Cass
Unisex
English
Clever or curly headed; Curly-headed; Diminutive of Caspar: Wealthy man; Diminutive of Cassandra: Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of King Priam A diminutive of Casirnir, Cassandra, or Catherine Also used as an independent name
212 family views
Dodie
Girl
English
A diminutive of Dorothy, meaning gift of god Famous bearer: British writer Dodie Smith, author of the children's story which became Walt Disney's film One Hundred and One Dalmatians; beloved
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Brother names
Brothers for Douglass
Doug
Boy
English
Diminutive of Douglas: Dark water In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys; Diminutive of Douglas: From the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning dark water, dark stream, or from the dark river
178 family views
Dougie
Boy
English
Diminutive of Douglas: Dark water In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys; Diminutive of Douglas: From the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning dark water, dark stream, or from the dark river
198 family views
Douglas
Boy
Filipino
blue-black; Dark stream or dark river; Dark water In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys; Dwells by the dark stream; from the dark water; 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Archibald, The Earl of Douglas; Trouble
188 family views
Cass
Unisex
English
Clever or curly headed; Curly-headed; Diminutive of Caspar: Wealthy man; Diminutive of Cassandra: Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of King Priam A diminutive of Casirnir, Cassandra, or Catherine Also used as an independent name
212 family views
Ciss
Unisex
English
Diminutive of Christie: Diminutive of any name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel, Christian, or Christopher Variant of Christiana Follower of Christ Diminutive of Cecilia: A feminine form of Cecil, meaning blind; Diminutive of Christie: Diminutives of any masculine or feminine name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel, Christian, or Christopher
104 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Douglass
Cass
Unisex
English
Clever or curly headed; Curly-headed; Diminutive of Caspar: Wealthy man; Diminutive of Cassandra: Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of King Priam A diminutive of Casirnir, Cassandra, or Catherine Also used as an independent name
212 family views
Ciss
Unisex
English
Diminutive of Christie: Diminutive of any name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel, Christian, or Christopher Variant of Christiana Follower of Christ Diminutive of Cecilia: A feminine form of Cecil, meaning blind; Diminutive of Christie: Diminutives of any masculine or feminine name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel, Christian, or Christopher
104 family views
Dodie
Girl
English
A diminutive of Dorothy, meaning gift of god Famous bearer: British writer Dodie Smith, author of the children's story which became Walt Disney's film One Hundred and One Dalmatians; beloved
164 family views
Doll
Girl
English
A vision; Diminutive of Dorothy, meaning gift of god Doll has also come to be used as the name of a child's plaything, and as a colloquial term for an attractive woman
127 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Douglas
Boy
Filipino
blue-black; Dark stream or dark river; Dark water In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys; Dwells by the dark stream; from the dark water; 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Archibald, The Earl of Douglas; Trouble
188 family views
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