Across the world, Dhuv (Dhuv 
) is a common primarily masculine, but very seldom girly forename. The first name Dhuv is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is a rare primarily male, but very seldom feminine name. Very seldom, Dhuv is the last name as well as the forename.
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