Dove (disambiguation)
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A dove
is a type of bird.
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Dove
Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerines. In general terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used somewhat interchangeably...
is a type of bird.
Dove may also refer to:
People:
- Dove (given name)Dove (given name)Dove, , is a given name in the English language. The name is derived from the English vocabulary word "dove". This is word is in turn derived from the Old English douve, from the Old Norse döfa. The dove is noted as a symbol of peace...
, feminine given name in the English language - Dove (surname)Dove (surname)Dove is a surname of Scottish Gaelic origin, Anglicized from the Old Gaelic word dub , meaning "dark" or "black". Its original use was in the context of a personal name, double-stemmed name, nickname or byname for a "swarthy" or "dark tempered" person...
, surname in the English language
Places:
- River Dove, BarnsleyRiver Dove, BarnsleyThe River Dove is a river that extends through the Low Valley in Barnsley, England. The river contains shallow water levels.-Route:The River Dove starts at the outfall of Worsbrough Reservoir, which was built for the opening of the Dearne and Dove Canal in 1804. It supplied the Worsbrough Arm of...
- River Dove, DerbyshireRiver Dove, DerbyshireThe River Dove is the principal river of the southwestern Peak District, in the Midlands of England and is around in length. It rises on Axe Edge Moor near Buxton and flows generally south to its confluence with the River Trent at Newton Solney. From there, its waters reach the North Sea via the...
- River Dove, North YorkshireRiver Dove, North YorkshireThe River Dove is a river the county of North Yorkshire, England, and is a tributary of the River Rye, itself a tributary of the River Derwent. It is the drainage basin of the moorland of Farndale, Stocksdale, Baysdale, Greenhow and Westerdale. It is formed by the confluence of Blakey Gill and West...
- River Dove, SuffolkRiver Dove, SuffolkThe River Dove is a river in the county of Suffolk.-References:...
In music:
- Doves (band), British band
- "Dove" (song) a song by Italian musician Mooney
- Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers, book and internet directory
- Gibson DoveGibson DoveThe Gibson Dove is a flattop Steel-string acoustic guitar made by Gibson Guitar Corporation. First made in 1962 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, it was Gibson's second square-shouldered dreadnought , after the introduction of the Gibson Hummingbird in 1962. Both guitars have solid spruce tops and engraved...
, type of guitar - GMA Dove Awards, American musical award
- Dove (the Band of Love), DevoDevoDevo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
's fake opening act
Acronyms:
- DoVE (Digitisation of Vital Events), an initiative of the General Register Office for England and Wales to digitise birth, marriage, and death records
In the military:
- HMS Dove (1898)HMS Dove (1898)HMS Dove was one of two Bullfinch-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy.. She was launched in Hull on 21 March 1898, served in home waters through World War I and was broken up in 1920....
, a British destroyer - Operation DoveOperation DoveIn World War II, Mission Dove was the glider-borne assault conducted as part of the invasion of southern France on 15 August 1944. Over three hundred gliders carried three thousand soldiers and critical equipment to reinforce paratroopers who had already landed....
, a 1944 Allied World War II assault in southern France - Operation Dove (Ireland)Operation Dove (Ireland)Operation Dove also sometimes known as Operation Pigeon, was an Abwehr sanctioned mission devised in early 1940...
, an aborted 1940 German World War II mission
Product brands:
- Dove (chocolate)Dove (chocolate)Dove is a brand of chocolate made and marketed by the Mars company.- History :...
, a Mars brand of chocolate named after the ice cream - Dove (toiletries), an unrelated Unilever brand of soap and other personal care products
In science:
- Dove or Columba (constellation)Columba (constellation)Columba is a small, faint constellation created in the late sixteenth century. Its name is Latin for dove. It is located just south of Canis Major and Lepus.-History:...
- Dove (crater)Dove (crater)Dove is a small lunar crater that is located in the rugged lunar highlands in the southeastern part of the Moon. It lies to the north of the prominent crater Pitiscus....
, on the Moon - Dove Marine LaboratoryDove Marine LaboratoryThe Dove Marine Laboratory is a research and teaching laboratory which forms part of the School of Marine Science and Technology within Newcastle University in the United Kingdom.- History :The original Laboratory was established in October 1897...
Vehicles:
- de Havilland DoveDe Havilland DoveThe de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British monoplane short-haul airliner from de Havilland, the successor to the biplane de Havilland Dragon Rapide and was one of Britain's most successful post-war civil designs...
, a post–World War II short-haul airliner - Dove (steamboat)Dove (steamboat)The steamboat Dove operated in the late 1890s and early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet and also for a time on Grays Harbor. She was later converted into a tug. The Dove should not be confused with the Virginia III .-Construction:Dove was originally built in 1889 in Portland,...
- Dove, the name of two boats used by teenage around-the-world sailor Robin Lee GrahamRobin Lee GrahamRobin Lee Graham is an American sailor. He set out to sail around the world alone as a teenager in the summer of 1965. National Geographic Magazine carried the story, and he co-wrote a book, title Dove, detailing his journey....
, also the title of the book he wrote about the journey - Maryland DoveMaryland DoveThe Maryland Dove is a re-creation of a late 17th-century trading ship. She was designed by the naval architect and naval historian William A. Baker....
, reconstructed 17th century ship
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- Basel DoveBasel DoveThe Basel Dove is a notable stamp issued by the Swiss canton of Basel. It was issued on 1 July 1845 with a value of 2½-rappen and was the only stamp issued by Basel. At the time each canton was responsible for its own postal service and there were no uniform postal rates for Switzerland until after...
, an 1845 Swiss postage stamp - Dove FoundationDove FoundationrightThe Dove Foundation is a registered United States tax deductible non-profit organization based in Grand Rapids, Michigan known among other programs for its activities of rating, reviewing and endorsing films and for campaigning against the portrayal of sexual activity and violence in Hollywood...
, a non-profit organization - Dove treeDove treeThe Dove Tree is a medium-sized deciduous tree, usually placed in the tupelo family , but is sometimes included in the dogwood family , and by yet others given family status of its own, as Davidiaceae. It is also known as the Handkerchief tree or Pocket-handkerchief tree...
- MethylenedioxymethamphetamineMethylenedioxymethamphetamineMDMA is an entactogenic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of drugs. In popular culture, MDMA has become widely known as "ecstasy" , usually referring to its street pill form, although this term may also include the presence of possible adulterants...
(slang) - Doves (Gibraltar)Doves (Gibraltar)"The Doves" was the pseudonym under which a group of six Gibraltarian lawyers and businessmen published a letter on 15 March 1968 in the Gibraltar Chronicle advocating a political settlement with Spain to solve the disputed status of Gibraltar....
or palomos, a group of Gibraltarians that advocated, in the 1960s, for a settlement with Spain - Vietnam War DoveVietnam War DoveVietnam War Dove has two different meanings:# Some one who was a Dove was some one who was against the war and wanted NO part of it.# A person who opposed the Vietnam war and believed that the United States should withdraw from....
s: those against the war in Vietnam