Dove

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dove"

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Dove

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Etymology

• As an English surname, from the noun dove.
• As a Scottish surname, calque of Scottish Gaelic (mac) Calmáin (“(son of the) dove”). Compare Coleman.
• Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Duff.
• As a north German surname, from the Low German adjective doof (“deaf”); see deaf.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dŭv, IPA^(key): /dʌv/
• Rhymes: -ʌv

Proper noun

Dove (uncountable)

1. A river in England, forming the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
2. A river in Suffolk, England, a tributary of the Waveney.
3. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States.
4. A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Caelum and Puppis.
5. A surname.

Derived terms

• Dovedale
• Dove Dale
• Rolleston on Dove

Anagrams

• devo