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Worldwide, Dov (Dov , דב , דוב , and others...) is a common masculine first name. The given name Dov is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common masculine name, Lithuania, where it is a rare masculine name, and France. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Israel, the United States, and France. Likewise, Dov is the last name as well as the forename.
Dov is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dov , the operatic character in the opera The Knot Garden by Michael Tippett; Mel's white lover, a musician and Dov Mimran , the fictional character appearing in the movie « La vérité si je mens 3 », La Vérité si je mens ! 3.