Explore Dougal through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dougal meaning
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Using Dougal
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Scottish Gaelic. | A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
- In the example corpus, dougal often appears in combinations such as: of dougal, dougal macdonald, dougal howard.
Context around Dougal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dougal
- In this selection, "dougal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, father, wondering, family, howard, mcguire and entered stand out and add context to how "dougal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and family dougal walked down and assistant lecturer dougal macdonald is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dougal" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dougal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Magical because Dougal is the greatest character ever. (8 words)
Fictional character biography References to Dougal's family are rare. (10 words)
Dougal appeared on programme today and delivered his take on the incident. (12 words)
If you’ll recall, Buck is actually the grown son of Dougal and Geillis Duncan (Lotte Verbeek), so it was a fun surprise that they got McTavish to play his own son. (32 words)
As Ted, Mathews sometimes read from a book, Notes from Africa, purportedly written by Father Dougal McGuire, a missionary friend who described his experiences of being attacked and chased by natives. (31 words)
Before either of them knew it, Dougal was proposing on the farm he was eager to inherit and run with her by his side, and Minerva passionately accepted. (28 words)
It is unclear how Dougal entered the priesthood, with Ted wondering, "Dougal, how did you get into the Church? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
It is unclear how Dougal entered the priesthood, with Ted wondering, "Dougal, how did you get into the Church?
After the small ceremony, alongside his friends and family, Dougal walked down his road to his daughter Wendy's house for some refreshments.
Before either of them knew it, Dougal was proposing on the farm he was eager to inherit and run with her by his side, and Minerva passionately accepted.
Commercials and music video director Dougal Wilson will take over filmmaking duties from King for what will be his feature debut.
Dougal appeared on programme today and delivered his take on the incident.
Dougal's family and friends gathered on his road for a short ceremony to unveil the sign, with help of his great grandson, Baxter.
If you’ll recall, Buck is actually the grown son of Dougal and Geillis Duncan (Lotte Verbeek), so it was a fun surprise that they got McTavish to play his own son.
Magical because Dougal is the greatest character ever.
When Jamie and Simon Fraser go to meet Charles Stuart to request him to release their men, Dougal accompanies them too.
St Kilda are set for a busy trade period with Dougal Howard expressing a desire to join Moorabbin.
That deal would see Zak Jones, Dougal Howard and Paddy Ryder all get to St Kilda, while Josh Bruce would land at the Bulldogs.
University of Alberta assistant lecturer Dougal MacDonald is shown in a photo obtained from the website of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist).
As Ted, Mathews sometimes read from a book, Notes from Africa, purportedly written by Father Dougal McGuire, a missionary friend who described his experiences of being attacked and chased by natives.
As testament to the character's enduring popularity, Irish bookmakers humorously began collecting bets on whether Dougal would succeed Pope John Paul II upon his death.
Before The Joshua Trio played at gigs, Mathews would occasionally come on-stage as Father Ted and tell jokes involving his great friend, Father Dougal McGuire.
Both programmes went some way towards freeing O'Hanlon from his association with the character of Dougal in the minds of Irish audiences.
By the time the show begins, Dougal has been exiled to Craggy Island as punishment for unknown misdeeds.
Fictional character biography References to Dougal's family are rare.
In 1994, the writers took Father Ted to television, casting O'Hanlon as the on-screen Dougal.
In " Old Grey Whistle Theft ", Dougal mentions that he is 25 years old.
Common combinations with dougal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: