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Is Cove a girl’s name or a boy’s name?

115 replies

21redroses · 29/03/2023 09:50

I love the name Cove, but does it suit a girl or a boy?

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HealthyFats · 29/03/2023 10:17

A brother for Cliff 😭

Please don’t call your poor baby Cove.

Three brothers - Cliff, Cove and Strand.

Tsk tsk, I mustn't give people ideas.

pettysquabbles · 29/03/2023 10:19

It's not a name, it's a small secluded beach........

faffadoodledo · 29/03/2023 10:17

It's a geographical term, and a slightly antiquated (but still well known) term for a slightly crafty or louche older man.

Lcb123 · 29/03/2023 10:17

Not a name

HealthyFats · 29/03/2023 10:17

A brother for Cliff 😭

Please don’t call your poor baby Cove.

TinDogTavern · 29/03/2023 10:16

It's a) masculine sounding b) awful and c) not a name.

Blueuggboots · 29/03/2023 10:14

It's not a name.

MoongazyHare · 29/03/2023 10:12

It’s a noun. No more suited as the name of a person than ‘colander’ or ‘ticket’.

Also has somewhat negative connotations as archaic slang for a man, usually modified by a pejorative adjective such as ‘shady’ or ‘odd’.

There are thousands of better choices for naming a human!

Stugs · 29/03/2023 10:10

Yes is it short for Covid?

GilbertNo4 · 29/03/2023 10:10

It's an insult, a dodgy gadgy!

shakeitoffsis · 29/03/2023 10:09

It's a made up name

ComeTheFuckOnBridgett · 29/03/2023 10:08

It's not a name. It just makes me think of Covid 🤣

ididntwanttodoit · 29/03/2023 10:08

Never heard it used as a name but it is an old-fashioned term for a man. Doesn't have to be negative, e.g. "He was friendly-looking cove". A bit casual, like "bloke".

Cupofteaaa5 · 29/03/2023 10:08

It doesn't sound like a name to me at all. But I suppose if someone were to name their baby Cove, to me it would be a boy.

inappropriateraspberry · 29/03/2023 10:08

It's neither. It's somewhere with water.

MrsRandom123 · 29/03/2023 10:08

Neither!

Heathcloverpeaches · 29/03/2023 10:07

I know a little boy and a baby girl called Cove :)

JadeSeahorse · 29/03/2023 10:07

Not heard that before but I love it!

I immediately thought girl though.

PinkSyCo · 29/03/2023 10:07

Neither.

EmpressaurusOfCats · 29/03/2023 10:02

heldinadream · 29/03/2023 09:57

It's a slang term from the 1920s 30s and 40s for a man, slightly denigrating, like bloke or geyser.
'Some cove tried to sell me a dodgy car, so I told him where to go.'

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‘Sly cove’ or ‘awkward cove’ is very Jeeves & Wooster.

boobooboom · 29/03/2023 10:01

I've never heard of this name.

Twoshoesnewshoes · 29/03/2023 10:01

I’ve never heard of it as a name, or used for a bloke as pp described.
it would be a lovely name, sounds slightly more for a girl to me, but could be either.

Macaroni46 · 29/03/2023 10:01

Name of a geographical feature. Not a name for a human.
Why this obsession on MN for weird names? Your child has to live with the 'unique' name.

EdgeOfACoin · 29/03/2023 09:59

heldinadream · 29/03/2023 09:57

It's a slang term from the 1920s 30s and 40s for a man, slightly denigrating, like bloke or geyser.
'Some cove tried to sell me a dodgy car, so I told him where to go.'

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It's even slightly more negative than 'bloke' I think.

Regardless, it's not a name I would use.

QuertyGirl · 29/03/2023 09:58

It's a piece of geography