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
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.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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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 |