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Answer:
Douglas are an
armigerous clan and were one of Scotland's most powerful families. However,
their origins are obscure and the first record of the name is William de Duglas
in the late 12th century. They are a border family and it has been suggested
that the name originates from the grant of lands beside Douglas Water received
by a Flemish Knight from the Abbey of Kelso. The
seat of the current head of the family is at Lennoxlove near Haddington in East
Lothian.
Variations on the name
have included: Dawgleiss (1540), Dogles (1633), Douglace (1504), Dougleische
(1583), Dowglasse (1684), Duglace (1454) and Duueglas (1220). The old
pronunciation of the name was Doo-glas; the modern, Dug-las.
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