Doug - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Doug \doug\ is a variant of Douglas (Scottish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Doug is "black river".

The baby name Doug sounds like Dag and Daeg. Other similar baby names are Drue, Dru, Deus, Doan, Dodge, Dod, Dom, Don, Donn, Dor, Dore, Dougal, Dov, Dow, Dowe, Dougan, Dory and Rog.

Doug is a popular male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Doug. Compare Doug with related baby names.