Dove (given name)

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Dove /ˈdʌv/[1] is a given name in the English language. The name is derived from the English vocabulary word "dove". This word is in turn derived from the Old English dūfe, from the Proto-Germanic dūbǭ. The dove is noted as a symbol of peace. The name was coined in modern times.[2]

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Dove
Columba livia, known in English as Rock dove and Rock pigeon
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Women with the name

  • Dove Bradshaw (born 1949), American artist
  • Dove Cameron, born Chloe Hosterman (born 1996), American actress and singer
  • Dove Kull, born Alice Montgomery (1897–1991), American social worker
  • Dove Mulkey (1891–1972), American legislator

Men with the name

  • Dove Attia (born 1957), Tunisian-born French musical producer and television personality
  • Dove Gregory, born Gregory Dove (1837–1873), English cricketer
  • Dove-Myer Robinson, born Mayer Dove Robinson (1901–1989), New Zealand mayor

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