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Dov - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Dov

[ 1 syll. dov, do-v ] The boy name Dov is pronounced DAAV KEY. Dov has its origins in the Hebrew language, and it is used largely in English and Hebrew. Dov's meaning is 'bear; to whisper'. The first name possibly originated as a Hebrew translation of an animal name. It was popular in medieval Europe when animal names were in vogue. A variant of Dov is Dovev (English and Hebrew).

Dov is uncommon as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Dov include Dave (English), Dev (English and Indian), Duff (Scottish), Daibhi (Irish), Davey (English, Hebrew, and Scottish), Davi (Hebrew, Portuguese, and Spanish), Davie (English, Hebrew, and Scottish), Davy (English, Hebrew, and Scottish), Devaux (French), Devy (English), and Dovev (English and Hebrew).

KEY: Pronunciation for Dov: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)"


 
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