Nordic · Girl name
Tove
“beautiful Thor (short form of Thorfrid)”
About the name Tove
Tove is a Scandinavian feminine name from Old Norse Tófa, a short form of Þórfríðr, which combines the name of the god Thor with fríðr, beautiful. A Tove, daughter of the Obotrite prince Mistivir, was a wife of the Danish king Harald Bluetooth and raised a rune stone at Sønder Vissing. The best-known bearer is Tove Jansson, the Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and artist who created the Moomins.
- Meaning
- beautiful Thor (short form of Thorfrid)
- Origin
- Nordic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- TOH-vuh(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Tova
- Tovah
If you like Tove
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- Tina
- Tilda
Middle names for Tove
- Tove Marie
- Tove Sofia
- Tove Elin
- Tove Astrid
- Tove Linnéa
Questions about Tove
- What does Tove mean?
- Tove is a Nordic name meaning "beautiful Thor (short form of Thorfrid)".
- How do you pronounce Tove?
- Tove is pronounced TOH-vuh, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Tove?
- Variants of Tove include Tova, Tovah.
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