Doeg

Doeg
This is an anglicized form of the Olde Scots Gaelic name Mac Gille Doig - a compound of the elements "mac" meaning "son of", "gille", a servant, plus the personal name Doig, a short form of Cadog. The name therefore translates as "son of St. Cadog's servant". In Scotland, the name appears most often on record in places where St. Cadog was commemorated. It is first recorded in the latter half of the 14th century (see below). In the 15th century, the name was spelt Dog. Other modern variants of the name are Doag, Doeg, Doak, and Doidge. One Alexander Dog was cannon of Inchmahome in Menteith (1491). The spelling Doig appears in the sixteen hundreds. Thomas Doig held land in Craigmakerone in 1644 (Records at Scon). On June 10th 1682, Barbara, daughter of John and Margaret Doig, was christened at Edinburgh parish church, Edinburgh, Midlothian and Walter, son of Henrie and Christian Doig was christened at the same place on October 10th 1690. An interesting namebearer was Dr. David Doig (1719-1800), rector of Stirling Grammar School whom Burns met on his Highland tour. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alexander Doge, vicar of Dunnychtyne, which was dated 1372, in the "Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis", Edinburgh, during the reign of King Robert 11 of Scotland 1371-1390. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • DOEG — (Heb. דּוֹיֵג, דּוֹאֵג, דֹּאֵג), the Edomite, one of Saul s court officials and his trusted adviser (I Sam. 22:9). The epithet הָאֲדֹמִי (the Edomite; Ps. 52:2) points up Doeg s foreign origin. He was probably responsible for the king s property… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Doeg — (eigentlich: Doëg) ist ein im Alten Testament namentlich erwähnter Mann. Doeg entstammte dem Stamm der Edomiter und diente im Heer König Sauls. Außerdem erwähnt die Bibel noch, dass er im Gefolge Sauls als Herr über die Hirten eingesetzt war.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Doeg — can refer to: Doeg the Edomite, a herdsman in the time of King David Doeg (tribe), a tribe of Native Americans in Northern Virginia in the 17th century, known for their role in Bacon s rebellion. This disambiguation page lists articles associated …   Wikipedia

  • Doeg — Doeg, Idumäer u. Aufseher über die Hirten Sauls, verrieth den Hohenpriester Ahimelech, welcher David auf seiner Flucht vom Hofe des Saul aufnahm u. demselben die Schaubrode u. das Schwert des Goliath gab, u. veranlaßte dadurch die Ermordung des… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • DOEG — i. e. sollicitus, sive piscator, homo calumniator, et sanguinarius, unus ex pastoribus Saulis. Vide 1 Sam. c. 22. v. 9, 10, 18, 19. Contra hunc David composuit, Psalm. 52. v. 2. Vide proro Ioseph. Antiqq. l. 6. c. 14. Torniel. A. M. 2974. n. 8 …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Doeg tribe — Doeg Total population Extinct as a tribe Regions with significant populations Northern Virginia and Maryland Languages Piscataway or Nanticoke (historical) Religion Native religion …   Wikipedia

  • Doeg the Edomite — Doeg was an Edomite, chief herdsman to Saul, King of Israel.[1] He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible book of First Samuel, chapters 21 and 22, where he is depicted as responsible for the deaths of a large number of priests. Biblical account After… …   Wikipedia

  • Doeg (tribe) — The Doeg people were a Native American tribe that lived in northern Virginia. They are best known for their role as raiding the farmer Thomas Mathews in July of 1675 in Bacon s Rebellion …   Wikipedia

  • Doeg —    Fearful, an Edomite, the chief overseer of Saul s flocks (1 Sam. 21:7). At the command of Saul he slew the high priest Ahimelech (q.v.) at Nob, together with all the priests to the number of eighty five persons. (Comp. Ps. 52, title.) …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • DOEG —    a herdsman of Saul (1 Sam. xxi. 7); a name applied by Dryden to Elkanah Settle in Absalom and Achitophel …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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