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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."〔names-meanings.net: (Tove ), (Tofa )〕〔behindthename.com: (Tove ), (Thorfrithr )〕〔Teresa Norman, "(Tova )." ''A World of Baby Names''. New York: Penguin, 2003. 504. (Note that "Tove" is listed as a cognate.)〕 Tove is mostly a female name but occasionally masculine.〔nordicnames.de: (Tove )〕 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. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tove」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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