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Doolish

Pronunciation (IPA)/ˈd̪uːlʲəʃ/

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English name: Douglas · Isle of Man

Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation

Meaning

“black stream”, from doo “black” and glish “stream”

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Sources

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