Worldwide, Bove (Bove 
, Бове 
, ボヴェ) is a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom girly first name. The first name Bove is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, Italy, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and France, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. More frequently, Bove is the last name as well as the forename.