DOUGHTY
Proper noun
Doughty (plural Doughtys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Doughty is the 3019th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11880 individuals. Doughty is most common among White (81.69%) and Black/African American (12.51%) individuals.
Etymology
Adjective
doughty (comparative doughtier or more doughty, superlative doughtiest or most doughty)
(dated or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.
Synonyms: dauntless, fearless, intrepid, resolute, stouthearted, valiant, Thesaurus:brave
Antonym: Thesaurus:cowardly
Noun
doughty (plural doughties)
(archaic, rare) A person who is bold or brave.
Source: Wiktionary
Dough"ty, a. [Compar. Doughtier; superl. Doughtiest.] Etym: [OE.
duhti, dohti, douhti, brave, valiant, fit, useful, AS, dyhtig; akin
to G. tüchtig, Dan. dygtig, Sw. dygdig virtuous, and fr. AS. dugan to
avail, be of use, be strong, akin to D. deugen, OHG. tugan, G.
taugen, Icel. & Sw. duga, Dan. due, Goth. dugan, but of uncertain
origin; cf. Skr. duh to milk, give milk, draw out, or Gr.
Definition: Able; strong; valiant; redoubtable; as, a doughty hero.
Sir Thopas wex [grew] a doughty swain. Chaucer.
Doughty families, hugging old musty quarrels to their hearts, buffet
each other from generation to generation. Motley.
Note: Now seldom used, except in irony or burlesque.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition