Tove ([toːʋə], [tuːvɛ]) is a Scandinavian given name which derives from the Old Norse name Tófa, a shortening of Thorfrithr, "beautiful Thor" or "peace of Thor." Tove is mostly a female name but occasionally masculine. Tove is also an alternative English spelling of the Hebrew female name that is more commonly spelled Tovah or Tova. Famous persons named Tove include:
Women
Tove Ditlevsen, Danish poet and author.
Tove Jansson, Finnish writer.
Tove Edfeldt, Swedish actress.
Tove Maës, Danish actress
Tove Nilsen, Norwegian writer
Tove Styrke, Swedish singer
Tove Lo, Swedish singer
Men
Tove Christensen
Tove (sculptor)
Tove is also:
a legendary young woman, mistress of the Danish King Waldemar, and subject of a poem by Jens Peter Jacobsen best known for its musical setting as the Gurre-Lieder of Arnold Schoenberg.
a fictional, slithy creature created by Lewis Carroll that appears in his poem Jabberwocky.
High Tove, a mountain in the English Lake District
River Tove, tributary of the River Great Ouse in England.
TOVE Project, an ontology for modelling enterprises.
