Tove

[RooneyMara]

for a girl...Swedish, do you like? I love it. I might have to have another baby just to use it.

what are your favourite names for as yet unconceived children?

It immediately makes me think of Tove Jansson (Moomins creator) but I do like it, very much. It's one to live with in your mind for a little while I think.

Yes. Thankyou...ds3 is only 4 mo so I have a little time before using it

Is it pronounced so it would sort of rhyme with toes? Or does it go up at the end or what?

I don't particularly like the way it looks - looks quite masculine and hard to me.

It's pronounced To-va and I have a very lovely cousin called Tove so therefore think it's a lovely name!

I love it. Met a Tove on a course - she must be 50ish now, and really lovely. Great name.

I sometimes struggle with names that I don't instantly recognise as names, if that makes sense, so it takes a while to make my mind up! I initially also thought it looked a little hard, but with the pronunciation To-va I actually now think its lovely!

We've just started ttc #1 and my favourite boys name has always been Isaac, but am a bit gutted at its recent rise in popularity. Favourites for a girl are Harriet (nn Hattie) and Ivy.

I love the name Isaac, and Ivy is really beautiful. Go for it

Btw Isaac means something like 'laugh with me' doesn't it?

I really love it - have always loved Moomins and now DD does too!

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Thanks RooneyMara, I just looked it up and Isaac does indeed mean 'he laughs', which makes me like it even more! Think I would struggle to look past it despite its increase in popularity, just need to get pg now!

Nice to see a positive response to Tove for a potential future baby girl for you!

I taught a Swedish Tove who was about 10 and the sweetest brightest little red-head. She pronounced it more Tu-va though.

Imagine-Hattie is great I've got one! Hattie on Birth Cert.
Tove is a gorgeous name and you have the nickname 'Moomin'!! I love Scandinavian names.

Being Danish I see Tove and I think Ditlevsen (poet)

It is also my " step sisters" name ( I use " " as we are both adult and were when our parents married) and have never met)

I don't care for it much yet weirdly all the Tove's I have known have been lovely. So would have thought I would like it

I like it but then I'm Scandinavian...How about Tuva? It's more obvious how to pronounce it...

Tuva is much better than Tove. Tove looks like a gardening implement.

I love it, probably because I love the Moomins!