Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
male given name meaning "bear", from which the
Yiddish
Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...
name "Ber" (בער) was derived (
cognate
In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymology, etymological ancestor in a proto-language, common parent language. Because language c ...
with "bear") which was common among East European Jews.
People
* Dov Ber of Mezeritch (1700/1704/1710?–1772 OS), second leader and main architect of Hasidic Judaism
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Dov Ber Abramowitz
Dov Ber Abramowitz (1860 – 1926) was an American Orthodox Rabbi and author.
Born in Vabalninkas, Lithuania, he moved with his family to Jerusalem in 1870, at the age of ten. After being ordained by Rabbi Shmuel Salant, he served as a distr ...
(1860–1926), American Orthodox rabbi and author
* Dov Charney (born 1969), president and chief executive officer of clothing manufacturer American Apparel
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Dov Feigin
Dov Feigin ( he, דב פייגין; born 1907, died 2000) was an Israeli sculptor.
Biography
Dov Feigin was born in 1907 in Luhansk, Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. His father was a tailor. Feigin attended public Ukraine school as well ...
(1907–2000), Israeli sculptor
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Dov Forman
Dov Forman (born 6 December 2003) is an English best-selling author, spokesperson and social media creator.
Personal life
Forman is a religious Jew of Ashkenazi descent. He is the youngest of three children, one of Holocaust survivor Lily Eb ...
(born 2003), English born Author and social media star
* Dov Frohman (born 1939), Israeli electrical engineer and business executive
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Dov Gabbay
Dov M. Gabbay (; born October 23, 1945) is an Israeli logician. He is Augustus De Morgan Professor Emeritus of Logic at the Group of Logic, Language and Computation, Department of Computer Science, King's College London.
Work
Gabbay has authore ...
(born 1945), logician and professor of logic and computer science
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Dov Groverman
Dov Groverman (דב גרוברמן; sometimes "Groberman" or "Grobermann"; born April 5, 1965) is an Israeli former Olympic wrestler. He is Jewish.
(born 1965), Israeli Olympic wrestler
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Dov Grumet-Morris
Dov Grumet-Morris (born February 28, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the American Hockey League (AHL). He played ten years of professional hockey in North America and Europe.
Early life
Grumet-Morris, ...
(born 1982), American ice hockey player
* Dov Gruner (1912–1947), Jewish Zionist leader hanged by the British Mandatory authorities
* Dov Hikind (born 1950), American politician
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Dov Hoz
Dov Hoz ( he, דב הוז, September 19, 1894 - December 29, 1940) was a leader of the Labor Zionism movement, one of the founders of the Haganah organization, and a pioneer of Israeli aviation.
Biography
Born in Orsha, Russian Empire, in 1894, Ho ...
(1894–1940), a leader of the Labor Zionism movement, one of the founders of the Haganah organization, and a pioneer of Israeli aviation
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Dov Jaron
Dov Jaron is an American engineer, currently the Calhoun Distinguished Professor of Engineering in Medicine at Drexel University and is a Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Scien ...
Dov Khenin
Dov Boris Khenin ( he, דב חנין; born 10 January 1958) is an Israeli politician, political scientist and lawyer who served in the Knesset as a member of the Joint List. He was a member of the central committee of Maki (the Israeli Communist ...
(born 1958), Israeli political scientist, politician and lawyer
* Dov Lior (born 1933), controversial Israeli rabbi
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Dov Lopatyn DOV or Dov could refer to:
''דב'' or ''דוב'', a Hebrew male given name meaning "bear", from which the Yiddish name "Ber" (בער) was derived ( cognate with "bear") which was common among East European Jews.
People
* Dov Ber of Mezeritch (170 ...
(died 1944), head of the Judenrat in Łachwa, Poland, and leader of a ghetto uprising
* Dov Lupi (born 1948), Israeli-American gymnast
* Dov Markus (born 1946), Israeli-American soccer player
* Dov-Ber Rasofsky (Barney Ross), American world champion Hall of Fame lightweight and junior welterweight boxer
* Dov Sadan (1902–1989), Israeli academic and politician
* Dov Schwartzman (1921–2011), Haredi Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva
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Dov Seltzer
Dov (Dubi) Seltzer ( he, דב (דובי) זלצר; born 26 January 1932) is a Romanian-born Israeli composer and conductor.
Biography
Dov (Dubi) Seltzer began studying music at an early age. He studied theory and harmony with professors Alfred ...
(born 1932), Israeli composer and conductor
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Dov Shilansky
Dov Shilansky ( he, דב שילנסקי, 21 March 1924 – 9 December 2010) was an Israeli lawyer, politician and Speaker of the Knesset from 1988 to 1992.
Biography
Dov Shilansky (born Berelis Šilianskis) was born in Šiauliai, Lithuania. He ...
(1924–2010), Israeli politician and Speaker of the Knesset
* Dov Sternberg, American karateka
* Dov Tamari (1911–2006), French mathematician
* Dov Yosef (1899–1980), Israeli politician and government minister
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Dov S. Zakheim
Dov S. Zakheim (born December 18, 1948) is an American businessman, writer, and former official of the United States government. In the Reagan administration, he held various Department of Defense positions.
Early life and education
Zakheim was ...
(born 1948), American former government official, economist and businessman
Fictional characters
* Dov, a character in Michael Tippett's 1970 opera '' The Knot Garden''
* Dov Epstein, one of the series protagonists of Canadian TV show '' Rookie Blue''
Other uses
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DOV Pharmaceutical
DOV Pharmaceutical was a biotechnology company that focused on therapies primarily for central nervous system conditions. It was founded in 1995 by former employees of American Cyanamid (which was acquired by Wyeth in 1994), and in 1998 it in-lice ...
Dover (Amtrak station)
Dover Transportation Center is an Amtrak train station in Dover, New Hampshire, United States. The station is served by five daily '' Downeaster'' round trips. An average of 150 passengers board or alight at Dover daily, making it the second-bus ...
, New Hampshire, United States; Amtrak station code DOV
* German Eastern Marches Society; german: Deutscher Ostmarkenverein
* A type of
pulsating white dwarf
A pulsating white dwarf is a white dwarf star whose luminosity varies due to non-radial gravity wave pulsations within itself. Known types of pulsating white dwarfs include DAV, or ZZ Ceti, stars, with hydrogen-dominated atmospheres and the s ...
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Dulwich OnView
Dulwich OnView is a museum-based virtual community associated with the Dulwich Picture Gallery for the local community, based in the suburb of Dulwich, southeast London.Dover Air Force Base
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