Dove
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dove"
English
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
Proper noun
Dove (uncountable)
- A river in England, forming the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
- An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States.
- A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Caelum and Puppis.
- A surname.