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Meaning of name Dov

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Meaning

The name Dov has the following meaning:

Bear-like. A common name in Israel.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Dov is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available popularity statistics for the name Dov in the USA, for the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Dov is pronounced as dohv

Origins

Dov originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Dov and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Dov: Boys - Adriel, Dathan, Dori, Dovev, Haskell, Mordecai, Mordechai, Nadav, Nirel, Noam, Solomon, Girls - Alia, Eve, Galilea, Johnna, Mahala, Mahalah, Mozell, Orah, Salome, Sherron, Both genders - Anna, Betty, David, Mary

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Dov: Dove, Dovey, Dovi, Dovid, Dovidas, Dovy (Nickname), Dowid
The name Dov is itself a variant of David

Style

We think the name Dov should fall under the following style category: Hebrew.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Dov to be: gentle and quiet

In one word, you might describe Dov as a(n) "gentle" person.

See other "gentle" names for boys.

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