Tove
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tove
- A river in Northamptonshire, England, tributary to the Great Ouse, which passes Towcester.
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tove
- a female given name
References[edit]
- [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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Danish Tove. First recorded in Norway in 1320.
Proper noun[edit]
Tove
- a female given name
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Danish Tove. First recorded in Sweden in 1886.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Tove c (genitive Toves)
- a female given name
Further reading[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
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