The bove Surname
bove Name Meaning and History
- Italian and Catalan (Bové): from Italian bove, Catalan bové ‘ox’ (from Latin bos, genitive bovis), applied as a metonymic occupational name for a plowman or herdsman or as a nickname for someone thought to resemble an ox in some way, for example in being fat or patient.
- Danish: nickname from bouæ ‘villain’, ‘wretch’, or from the old personal name Bovi.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| BOVE Antonio J and Barbara M |
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| BOVE' Ger>NY>NJ | Patrisia Rawlins-Manusos | 20 |
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| Bove history... | Tony Bove | 45 |
| Bove, Charles T. (OBIT PA 10-24-2006) |
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| Bove, Charles T. (OBIT PA 10-23-2006) |
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| BOVE' WITH ACCENT OVER E' | ELEANOR BOVE' PERROTTA | 1 |
| Vincenzo Bove, from Alife - Caserta | Ted Bové | 7 |
| Bove | Mary | 0 |
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