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19 October 2007

Is the name Dove male or female? I have a job interview with someone named Dove next week. →[More:]I have never heard of this name. Do you think I should be looking for a male or female? Obviously, we've only corresponded via e-mail.

post by: desjardins at: 09:49 | 15 comments

I would play it cool. Walk in and say you're meeting with Dove Whoever. See if the person says, Oh, let me get HIM or Let me get HER.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 19 October | 09:51

Well, Dov is a Hebrew male name. But I would guess that Dove with an "e" is probably female. Have you tried googling the full name for clues?

posted by amro 19 October | 09:52

It's a bird. Or some soap.

posted by mullacc 19 October | 09:52

Female, in my experience. Pronounced do-vay. But it might just be after the bird in this case. I've also known a Dovey - she was named after a character in Ruth Park's brilliant YA novel Playing Beatie Bow (short for Dorcas).

Well, Dov is a Hebrew male name.

Doviva is the female equivalent, I'm pretty sure.

posted by goo 19 October | 10:12

I tried googling the full name, and I just got a junk listing on a "business directory" site. I probably will just go with the flow. In e-mail, I just used the first name, e.g. "Dear Dove:"

mullacc, this would be a lot easier if the person's name were Ivory.

posted by desjardins 19 October | 10:17

Or, as noted by the Freakonomics guys, Ebony.

posted by box 19 October | 10:30

This baby name site votes "female."

posted by occhiblu 19 October | 10:48

I always thought Boraxo would be a hell of a first name.

posted by PaxDigita 19 October | 10:58

It might be a Hebrew version of David (pronounced Dah-veed) too.

posted by brujita 19 October | 11:41

I knew a guy named Dove, pronounced like the bird. 'Course he was a musician.

posted by elizard 19 October | 11:55

Well, we've gone from not knowing the gender to not even knowing the pronunciation. Good luck on the interview!

I think a phone call may be in order.

posted by mischief 19 October | 12:35

I knew a guy named Dove.

posted by Hermitosis 19 October | 12:44

I knew a guy named Dove, too, but it was in Israel, and he chose to transliterate his name with the extra "e," since he was a decorated war veteran and loved the irony.

posted by Hugh Janus 19 October | 12:52

"While the Tribe flies high like a Dove."

posted by Eideteker 19 October | 13:52

I know a guy named Dov. In his case, it's short for David.

posted by triggerfinger 19 October | 14:14

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