What is "dougal"

Dougal or Doogal may refer to:

• Dougal (given name)
• Dougal (steam locomotive)
• DJ Dougal, a happy hardcore artist
• Dougal, a dog in the English version of the television series The Magic Roundabout (and its spin-offs)
  • The Magic Roundabout (film), a 2005 film adaption of the television series, known as Doogal in North America
• Father Dougal McGuire, a fictional character in Father Ted, played by Ardal O'Hanlon
• Jimmy Dougal (1913–1999), a Scottish footballer
• Stuart Dougal, Scottish football referee

Dougal is Scottish masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Dubhghall, or Dùghall. These Gaelic names are composed of the elements: dubh, meaning "black"; and gall, meaning "stranger". The Gaelic names are derived from a byname, said to have referred to a Dane, in contrast to the fairer Norwegians.

Variants of Dougal include: Dugald, Dougald and Dugal. A pet form of Dougal is Dougie.

Dougal is a narrow gauge steam locomotive, built by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. Ltd., Kilmarnock in 1946. It is currently running on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway.