I'm sorry if this sounds silly but in researching a brother of the ancestor, his lists his father's name as Dove on the death certificate.  There is nothing on the tombstone.  I don't see the name anywhere else in the family and the family I believe is from Poland.  I've not seen Dove as a name before and was wondering if it is short, Yiddish, or nickname for something else.  He lists his mother as Annie which 2 out of the 4 sons have daughter's named Fannie.

Thanks,
Karen Gramigna-Warren

At 03:35 07/06/2020, kfhgw via groups.jewishgen.org wrote:

I'm sorry if this sounds silly but in researching a brother of the ancestor, his lists his father's name as Dove on the death certificate.  There is nothing on the tombstone.  I don't see the name anywhere else in the family and the family I believe is from Poland.  I've not seen Dove as a name before and was wondering if it is short, Yiddish, or nickname for something else.  He lists his mother as Annie which 2 out of the 4 sons have daughter's named Fannie.

Thanks,
Karen Gramigna-Warren
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Dov - without the e on the end is a common personal name,   It means "Bear"   In Yiddish "Berl"
I guess the 3 on the end is an endearment of Dov

David Lewin

Dov is a common Hebrew name. Named for the bear.
See:
https://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/GivenNames/slide21.html

David Rosen
Boston, MA

Karen,
in the modern Hebrew it is rather popular name.
In the dictionary it is signed as "being re-newed or translated."
I don't think it is from the Bible.
It means "bear". In Russian it is connected sometimes to the name Michael, Misha. Look in the family may be he was mentioned as it.
Josef ASH, Israel

"Dov" is a male name in Hebrew.  I happen to know that because Sal Mineo played Dov in the movie "Exodus."  Verified the name online.

Linda Comac

 

Decades ago, I went to a doctor in Atlanta whose surname was JOVE. I think the following cut and paste is the family:

Nathan Jové, M.D. is a third generation orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Jové has followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, Dr. Julio Jové, and his father, Dr. Maurice Jové. Dr. Jové earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Emory University. He received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia ...

Is it possible the "D" in DOVE was really a "J" in JOVE? By the way, there is an acute accent over the "E", making the pronunciation "HOVAY".

Good luck with your research.

Carole

As others have said, the name is Dov, frequently Dov Ber. Look for Berko in Russian Revision Lists. In Yiddish, Berel. Americanized to Bernard, Barnet, Barney.

Dov is a fairly common Hebrew name.  It means bear and sometimes there is a bear on the individuals's matzevah (gravestone) 
The Yiddish equivalent is Baer.

Avivah Pinski



At 03:35 07/06/2020, kfhgw via groups.jewishgen.org wrote:

I'm sorry if this sounds silly but in researching a brother of the ancestor, his lists his father's name as Dove on the death certificate.  There is nothing on the tombstone.  I don't see the name anywhere else in the family and the family I believe is from Poland.  I've not seen Dove as a name before and was wondering if it is short, Yiddish, or nickname for something else.  He lists his mother as Annie which 2 out of the 4 sons have daughter's named Fannie.

Thanks,
Karen Gramigna-Warren

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Avivah R. Z. Pinski ,  near Philadelphia, USA

My great great great grandmother, Kitty Millingen (nee Solomons) died in London in 1835. Her Hebrew name is Gila bat reb Dov according to Hambro Synagogue burial register.

I have been told that Kitty is the daughter of Mr David Solomons so the English name for Dov is David.

Brian Johnston

Kitty Millingen (nee Solomons) buried 11 Sep 1835 Hambro Synagogue

Gila bat reb Dov, wife of Yosef ben reb Zanvel Millingheim.