Tove
Sign in to saveTove 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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- 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
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- Instance of
- male given name
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- March 5
- P407
- Norwegian
- P282
- Latin script
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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".
== 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.