Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword dove.
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Bar Yonah Hebrew
Means "son of Jonah" or "son of the dove" from Hebrew yonah "dove".
Culver English
Means "person who keeps or looks after doves", or from a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a dove (e.g. in mild disposition) (in either case from Middle English culver "dove")... [more]
Douwes Dutch, Frisian
From the given name Douwe, itself derived from Frisian dou meaning "dove, pigeon". A notable bearer was the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli.
Dufva Swedish
From Swedish duva "dove, pigeon".
Gołąb Polish
Nickname for a mild-mannered or peace-loving man, from Polish golab "dove".
Golomb Jewish
Ornamental name from Polish golab "dove" (from Latin columba "dove").
Golubev Russian
From Russian голубь (golub) meaning "dove, pigeon".
Golubov Russian
From golub, meaning "dove".
Hatoyama Japanese
Combination of the kanji 鳩 (hato, "pigeon, dove") and 山 (yama, "mountain"). This surname was borne by Ichirō Hatoyama (1883–1959) and his grandson Yukio (1947–).
Kaut German
Netonymic occupational name for a flax grower or dealer, from Middle High German kute, from Kaut(e) "male dove", hence a metonymic occupational name for the owner or keeper of a dovecote.
Kyyhkynen Finnish
Means "pigeon, dove" in Finnish.
Manatad Filipino, Cebuano
Means "common emerald dove (a type of bird)" in Cebuano.
Polombo Italian
Derived from Palombo literally meaning "Ring Dove" or Palombella meaning "Wood Pigeon" in the dialects of Southern Italy.
Pombal Portuguese
from the portuguese word: pombo meaning "dove", "pigeon". ... [more]
Punay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "yellow-breasted fruit dove" or "pink-necked green pigeon" (both species of bird) in Cebuano.
Tortora Italian
From a given name derived from Italian tortora meaning "turtle dove", ultimately from Latin turtur (genitive turturis). It could also derive from a town and comune with the same name, located in the province of Cosenza in Calabria, Italy.
Tuvi Estonian
Tuvi is an Estonian surname meaning "pigeon/dove".
Yonah Jewish
Hebrew for "dove" יונה
Zaghloul Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "squab, young dove" in Egyptian Arabic.