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Dove.

A river in England, forming the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/dʌv/
  1. A river in England, forming the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

    uncountable
  2. A river in Suffolk, England, a tributary of the Waveney.

    uncountable
  3. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States.

    uncountable
  4. A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Caelum and Puppis.

    uncountable
  5. A surname.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

* As an English surname, from the noun dove. * As a Scottish surname, calque of Scottish Gaelic (mac) Calmáin (“(son of the) dove”). Compare Coleman. * Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Duff. * As a north German surname, from the Low German adjective doof (“deaf”); see deaf.

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