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Vinony

Doug

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dʌɡ/ / /dɐɡ/ / /dʊɡ/

name

Etymology: Clipping of Douglas.

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Douglas.

    “Come and have a drink,' he said, 'and my Christian name is Douglas on this side of the Rye, mind that. Dougal Douglas at Meadows Meade and Douglas Dougal a Willis's, mind. Only a formality for the insurance cards and such.' 'I better call you Doug, and be done with it.'”

    “The Georgia Republican Party and US Rep. Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican who’s leading the Trump campaign’s recount efforts in the state, on Tuesday requested a pre-certification “manual hand recount of every ballot cast within the State of Georgia” for president.”