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Tove
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Tove is a Scandinavian given name that derives from the Old Norse name Tófa or from the Old Norse name Þórfríðr, which combines Thor with "fríðr".
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Vinony files it under Danish feminine given names, Feminine given names and Given names.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Tove
- Given name.pronunciation
- toːvə
- Given name.gender
- Female
- Given name.meaning
- Beloved, Beautiful
- Given name.region
- Scandinavia
- Given name.variant forms
- Tovah, Tova
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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- native label
- Tove
- Soundex
- T100
- Cologne phonetics
- 23
- Caverphone
- TF1111
- Commons category
- Tove (given name)
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Notable women
- Notable men
- Fictional characters
- See also
- References
Tove is a Scandinavian given name that derives from the Old Norse name Tófa or from the Old Norse name Þórfríðr, which combines Thor with "fríðr".
== Origins == Some believe the name to be a shortening of Þorfríðr, whose elements are the deity-name Thor and Old Norse fríðr 'beautiful'. Tófa and Tófi appear to have been relatively popular names in the 10th and 11th centuries and are found in Anglo-Scandinavian court witness lists and later in the Domesday Book in their Latinised form. The personal name became a surname in medieval England, with spellings of Tovi, Tovie (16th century) and Tovey recorded in wills and church documents.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tove” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.