Tove

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See also: tove, to've, tøve, töve, and tővé

English

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Proper noun

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Tove

  1. A river in Northamptonshire, England, tributary to the Great Ouse, which passes Towcester.

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Danish

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Etymology

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Medieval short form of Old Norse female names composed of Þórr- "Thor" and a second element beginning with b-, f- or v-, such as Torbjørg, or Þórr "Thor" + fríðr "beautiful" ( =Turid).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /toːvə/, [ˈtˢoːwə]

Proper noun

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Tove

  1. a female given name

References

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  • [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: ca. 32 839 females with the given name Tove have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 20 March 2011.

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Danish Tove. First recorded in Norway in 1320.

Proper noun

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Tove

  1. a female given name
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References

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 14 912 females with the given name Tove living in Norway on 1 January 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 18 April 2011.

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Danish Tove. First recorded in Sweden in 1886.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Tove c (genitive Toves)

  1. a female given name

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