Name Element DUB

Type Word
Usage Old Irish

Meaning & History

Old Irish word meaning "black" [1].

Related Items

Given Name DescendantsDelaney, Donovan, Douglas, Douglass, Doyle, Duff(English) Dubhghall(Medieval Irish) Dubhghall(Medieval Scottish) Donndubán, Dubgall, Dubhshláine(Old Irish) Dougal, Douglas, Dugald(Scottish) Dùbhghlas(Scottish Gaelic)
Place Name DescendantsDouglas(Scottish) Dùbhghlas(Scottish Gaelic)

Sources & References

  1. Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 108.
Entry updated January 21, 2022