Jove

[HaveAThink]

What do you think of Jove for a boy?

How did you come across the name? It’s the context the majority of people will have heard of it.

It's better than Uranus

It reminds me of one of the catchphrases used by the late comedian Ken Dodd.

i would wonder if I was reading it correctly, and it was a different pronunciation (eg ho - vay or something like that!) instead of just literally ‘Jove’

By?

By jove...

By Jove, like everyone else has said!

I think everyone would just be saying the first two words of your post. Younger people do say it in a mocking way as it is. Don't know anyone who says it in a serious way these days, though with that film coming out, maybe Roman and Greek god names will get more popular.

It feels like parents these days are all competing with one another for who can choose the silliest names.

I like it. However I’m clearly in the minority on this one!

Golly gosh.. By Jove, what fun!!

Reminds me of RAF pilots in 1940s movies.. old BBC RP speech.. original Enid Blyton books etc. Basically just no.

It's short for Jehovah.

So no.

By Jove! My slightly posh grandad used to say this all the time.

sorry OP not great.

This
by Jove

it’s not a name
it’s not even a word

they’ll never be able to choose a personalised name gift in a museum gift shop with that ridiculous name that’s just the tip of the iceberg 🤣

Isn't it what Will Ferrell's girlfriend in Elf is named?

Technically it's the ablative of Jupiter, hence 'by Jove'. Gloriously irregular Latin noun...

I love it

Is that the girls name i the film elf?

No.

No. I don't like it.

I’m a midwife and even I’d struggle to keep my poker face if confronted with this.

If I met ‘Jove’ as an adult, I’d assume it was some stupid posh nickname - ‘oh hi I’m Jove, short for Richard.’

WHY do people come up with such ridiculous names on this board? 😖

Why would you give your child such a dreadful name @HaveAThink ???

Seriously, take heed of your username!

WHY do people come up with such ridiculous names on this board? 😖
School holidays.

And also the vocative! O, Jove!

As far as I know, "Jehovah" is a mediaeval Latinization of YHWH, and was possibly influenced by "Jove."

Awful name for so many reasons, in my opinion.