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Origin Of The Surname Dove
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Meaning Of The Surname Dove
Black
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Interesting
Facts About
Dove
Dove is not, as you’d expect, anything to do with the bird. It is in fact of Gaelic origin, and comes from the Old Gaelic word ‘dubh’ meaning ‘black’. It referred to a person’s hair colour or complexion, or even to their character. It would have been used as a patronymic surname, given to pass down the name of a clan chieftain or revered elder as is traditional with Gaelic surnames. However it would have originally been prefixed with ‘Mac’ to denote that it was patronymic, Mac meaning ‘son of’. Over time it would have been abbreviated and then anglicised as Dove. |
Dove Statistics
Dove is the number 1645 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,343 share the surname Dove in the UK.
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