Dove
Dove is a girl name of English origin, meaning The bird of peace.
What Dove means
The bird of peace.
Dove is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Dove comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Dove is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Dove?
Dove is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Dove is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Dove
Dove spans Peace and the natural world, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Dove
These share Dove's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Winter — The cold, still season.
- Olivia — Olive tree — peace, dignity, friendship.
- Paloma — Dove — a symbol of peace.
- Olive — The olive tree; peace.
- Oliver — Olive tree; symbol of peace.
- Callum — Dove; peace.
- Colm — Dove.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Halcyon — Kingfisher; tranquil.
- Olivier — The olive tree; peace.
- Hazel — The hazelnut tree.