[Opinions] Doug and Douglas
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I've known some people named Douglas. The vast majority have been 50+, though one a classmate in middle school (he'd be late 20s now).
I don't hate it, but it does feel kind of dated.
And I'm perfectly okay with the Doug nickname, personally.
I don't hate it, but it does feel kind of dated.
And I'm perfectly okay with the Doug nickname, personally.
Doug sounds dim. Douglas is alright - not attractive, but a friendly middle-aged neighbour always willing to come to the rescue with a carton of milk or a few fresh eggs. I don't know any.
Some more stretch nicknames: Dudd and Duddy (like from Dudley), Duz, Duzzy, Dozen, Dutch or Dutchie.
Honorable mentions: Duke and Dukey.
That's how they got Jack from John, right?
Honorable mentions: Duke and Dukey.
That's how they got Jack from John, right?
I actually find Douglas a beautiful name; I fell in love with it when I had to write it a hundred times while working in some archives that featured a lot of Scottish immigrant records.
Doug is kinda cute in a clodhopping sort of way, like Clyde. Dougie is so dorky and sweet, I love it.
The other day I decided that my Beagle would make a perfect Douglas if I had to rename him.
My childhood best friend's father was a Douglas. He's the only one I ever knew.
Doug is kinda cute in a clodhopping sort of way, like Clyde. Dougie is so dorky and sweet, I love it.
The other day I decided that my Beagle would make a perfect Douglas if I had to rename him.
My childhood best friend's father was a Douglas. He's the only one I ever knew.
Nice on a dog, dowdy on a person
I love Douglas, and I used to hate Doug. Now I think its alright, especially as a diminutive. There aren't many obvious nicknames. Those are just Doug and Douggie.. Sometimes spelled like Dug and Duggie, which is kind of cute. Here are some stretches: Doe, Doey, Duff and Duffy, Dee, Glass, Gloss, or Giz and Gizzy. You have to think outside of the box.
I have never had the pleasure of meeting a Douglas. I usually think of an old man when I hear it, or Frederick Douglass (and that wasn't even the name that he was born with). Its really handsome, and Frederick is the perfect namesake.
I have never had the pleasure of meeting a Douglas. I usually think of an old man when I hear it, or Frederick Douglass (and that wasn't even the name that he was born with). Its really handsome, and Frederick is the perfect namesake.
I vastly prefer Douglas to Doug. I don't think there really are any nicknames, are there? I know one Doug and one Douglas, both are early 30s.
It's ok, don't know of any that are under 70. Other nn Dougie, Doogie