Douglass - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Douglass \do(u)-gla-ss, doug-lass\ is a variant of Douglas (Scottish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Douglass is "black river".

Similar baby names are Dougal and Dougall.

Douglass is a somewhat common first name for men (#1115 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#2594 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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