Douglas

Douglas

Douglas¹ [dug′ləs]

n.

[< Gael, lit., black stream]

a masculine name: dim. Doug

Douglas² [dug′ləs]

1. Sir James 1286?-1330; Scot. military leader: called Black Douglas

2. Sir James 1358?-88; Scot. military leader

3. (George) Norman 1868-1952; Brit. novelist & essayist

4. Stephen A(rnold) 1813-61; U.S. politician: noted for his debates with Lincoln in Illinois senatorial campaign (1858)

5. William O(rville) 1898-1980; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1939-75)

Douglas³ [dug′ləs]

capital of the Isle of Man: pop. 22,000