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Throughout the world, Dougal (Dougal , Дугал , دوجال) is a rare masculine given name. The first name Dougal is characteristic of Australia, where it is a rare boy's name, New Zealand, where it is a rare primarily boy's, but very infrequently girly name, and the United Kingdom, where it is a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Likewise, Dougal is the last name as well as the forename.
Dougal is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Father Dougal McGuire , the character in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted.