Dove



Gender:
Origin: Gaelic
49 famous people named Dove found on Wikipedia.
834 female, 22 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 5003-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 639-th in year 1880
Used in: English

Meanings

Dove is a given name in the English language. The name is derived from the English vocabulary word "dove". This is word is in turn derived from the Old English douve, from the Old Norse döfa. The dove is noted as a symbol of peace. The name was coined in modern times.


Probably from Old English dufe- (found only in compounds), from Proto-Germanic *dubon (source also of Old Saxon duba, Old Norse dufa, Swedish duva, Middle Dutch duve, Dutch duif, Old High German tuba, German Taube, Gothic -dubo), perhaps related to words for "dive," in reference to its flight. Originally applied to all pigeons, now mostly restricted to the turtle dove. A symbol of gentleness from early Christian times, also of the Holy Spirit (as in Genesis viii.8-12), and of peace and deliverance from anxiety; political meaning "person who advocates peace" attested by 1917, from the Christian dove of peace.


Gaelic word dub, means: dark, black.

Famous People: 49 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Dove Cameron 1996 American actress and singer
2 Hawk and Dove Fictional human
3 Grace Dove
4 Billie Dove 1903 American silent film actress; aviator
5 Rita Dove 1952 American poet and author (1952)
6 Arthur Dove 1880 American painter
7 Roja Dove 1957 Perfumer
8 Ronnie Dove 1935 American musician
9 Jonathan Dove 1959 English composer
10 Mourning Dove 1888 American writer
11 Sonny Dove 1945 American basketball player
12 Dove Attia 1957 French producer, TV personality
13 Ulysses Dove 1947 American dancer
14 Robert Dove 1938 Parlimentarian of the United States Senate
15 W. Franklin Dove 1897 American biologist
16 Bob Dove 1921 American football player and coach
17 Daphna Dove 1975 American musician
18 Charlie Dove 1879 English footballer
19 Gordon Dove 1957 Member of Louisiana State Legislature
20 Ian Dove 1963 British judge
21 Alfred Dove 1844 German historian
22 Dove Bradshaw 1949 American artist
23 Marcus Dove 1985 American basketball player
24 Frances Dove 1847 English campaigner, founder of Wycombe Abbey and other girls' schools
25 John Dove English Parliamentarian politician
26 Evelyn Dove 1902 Dove, Evelyn Mary (1902–1987), singer and actress
27 Toni Dove
28 Willie Dove American politician
29 Craig Dove 1983 English footballer
30 Dennis Dove 1981 American baseball player
31 Eddie Dove 1937 American football player
32 Thomas Dove 1555 English bishop
33 Frank Dove 1897 British boxer
34 Patrick Edward Dove 1815 British academic
35 Dove Kull 1897
36 Frederick Dove 1917 British swimmer, Olympic athlete, British Empire Games gold medallist
37 Fred Dove 1927 NASCAR driver and team owner
38 Cathy Dove
39 Karl Dove 1863 German geographer
40 Russell Dove 1928
41 Dove Gregory 1837 English cricketer
42 Leo Dove 1903 Sports shooter
43 Richard Dove 1833 German docent
44 Heinrich Wilhelm Dove 1853 German jurist and politician
45 George Dove
46 Pearlie Craft Dove 1920 African American educator
47 Edmilson Gabriel Dove
48 William Bathurst Dove 1872 British golfer
49 Arthur Julian Hadfield Dove 1902