Comments on: Name of the Day: Dove

By: Fetching Names: Beary Boyish | Appellation Mountain

Fetching Names: Beary Boyish | Appellation Mountain — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:03:51 +0000

[...] – He brings to mind an animal, but it isn’t a growly bear. Dove – the symbol of peace – could be an intriguing pick for the middle spot. But Dov is a [...]

By: Baby Name of the Day: Dov | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Dov | Appellation Mountain — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:03:00 +0000

[...] he’s a Hebrew name derived from the word for bear. His pronunciation isn’t quite like Dove; instead, he’s somewhere between dohv and [...]

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:02:03 +0000

Cora Dove is gorgeous! So that’s three of us and counting …

By: r b

r b — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:20:03 +0000

I’ve used it just recently in a double-barreled first name, Cora Dove. I’ve received many compliments, so hopefully my husband and I are not the only ones who like it.

By: Baby Name of the Day: Ulysses « Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Ulysses « Appellation Mountain — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:03:01 +0000

[...] Ulysses Dove takes the name in a creative direction, as does sculptor Ulysses [...]

By: Sebastiane

Sebastiane — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:37:16 +0000

I think she makes a cool nickname for Paloma or Audovere. Perhaps a bit too much as a full fledged first name.

By: SophieGray

SophieGray — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:43:11 +0000

Ooh – thanks for the clarification I’m really glad Allegra’s ‘just a name’ over here.. I rather like her!

By: photoquilty

photoquilty — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:38:03 +0000

Emily – I saw it as a middle name online (I think at Y!A, but can’t remember for sure). Clara Dove sounds really pretty.

By: Emmy Jo

Emmy Jo — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:50:07 +0000

Sophie — Oh, we have Dove soap products in the U.S., too, but that’s not at all what I thought of upon hearing the name. The bird association is far stronger in my mind. The big problem with Allegra in the U.S. is that most people are familiar with the word ONLY as an allergy medication.

I do like bird names for girls, quite a lot actually. Wren is my favorite, but I’m also drawn to Lark, Kestrel, and even Nightingale (as a middle only). I could see Dove working, but it would definitely be middle material for me.

Photoquilty — where did you get the idea to suggest this as Name of the Day? Do you know someone named Dove? Or had you heard it being used as a given name before? I’ve never heard of Dove being used as a name.

By: SophieGray

SophieGray — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:48:37 +0000

My first thought was ‘oh dear’, but after repeating it to myself a few times, I can appreciate it – it’s rather soft and simple and reserved. It would make a lovely middle really, perhaps to balance out a more extravagant name such as Penelope Dove or Victoria Dove or something.

I do have the urge to pronounce it do-VEY, kind of like duvet, but with the O sound for an odd reason, and Dovey too. Maybe it stems from what JNE expressed -I always call my kids lovey and my friends love? My sister uses Poppet.

Dove is a toiletries type brand in Australia, with shampoo and soap products everywhere, so I’d never use her for that reason. (Much like Allegra in the US I gather?!)

She’s rather pleasing, and a mostly wearable bird name; though I agree, it’s best suited to the middle