Dov

Where Dov comes from

Hebrew דוב (dov, “bear”)
— Wiktionary's entry for Dov
Along the way
  1. 1949
    First appearance
    #2,606 among boys, 9 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2022
    Peak, #1,228
    160 babies named Dov — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name of Hebrew usage.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.