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Globally, Hova (杰斯 , Hova , Хова ) is a rare epicene first name. The given name Hova is characteristic of China, where it is a very rare unisex name, Russia, where it is a very rare feminine name, and India, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. Much less frequently, Hova is the last name as well as the forename.
Hova is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jess Mariano , the character from Gilmore Girls; Jess Bradford , the character in the Black Christmas franchise; Jace Herondale , character in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones; Jess , the character from the British television series Misfits and Jess Harley , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mutanimals character, among other works.