Douglas as a girl?

[norseberry]

What is the feminine form of Douglas?

My brother and sister in law are having their second girl next week! They asked me to help knowing the name nerd I am.
. They wanted to name her after my mom, Susan. They were thinking of Susannah... Their first daughter is named Alison Elizabeth( Alice is SIL's moms name and SILs name is Elizabeth). It was recently brought up to metro continue the naming theme... So Susannah would be after my mom and the nn would either need to be Douglas or something related to it. Need lots of help here! Baby is due for csection next week!

[agirlinred]

A very, very long time ago, Douglas was a girl's name.

[dillonsfan01]

Maybe Douglyn? It is too trendy and made up for my personal taste, but may appeal to you. Agirlinread is correct though, Douglas does have history as a female name.

[sabrinafair]

I don't see why not?

[norseberry]

So do you think it's fine to use Douglas as the middle name? Or I was thinking of using same meaning as Douglas. It means Dark Waters.

[jennipea382]

A very, very long time ago, Douglas was a girl's name.

This is really interesting. It's not very often you find a "girl's" name turned boy. Usually it's the other way around!

[namestory]

To me, it would just seem like when someone uses a last name as a middle name. My brother's middle name is Shaw, after my mom's maiden name. Since Douglas is a common surname, I wouldn't bat an eye.

[kathrynsarah]

It could work as a middle name, for the reason pp said. However, I think it would be nicer if you used a girl's name with the same meaning.

[dillonsfan01]

I don't know of any other names that mean dark waters but here are some names that have water related meanings.

Tallulah - Leaping waters
Maya - water
Moselle - drawn from the water
Nahla - a drink of water

[norseberry]

Susannah may be her first name...