Cove

From Old English cofa (“cave, cove, hollow, cavern”).

• Homophone: Cobh

Cove (countable and uncountable, plural Coves)

1. A town in Arkansas
2. A city in Oregon
3. A census-designated place in Utah
4. A suburb of Farnborough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8556).
5. Three villages in Scotland:
   1. A coastal village on the Rosneath peninsula, Argyll and Bute council area (OS grid ref NS2282).
   2. A hamlet on Loch Ewe, Highland council area (OS grid ref NG8090).
   3. A coastal village near Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders council area (OS grid ref NT7871).
6. Short for Cove Bay, Aberdeen, Scotland.
7. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cove is the 36286^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 617 individuals. Cove is most common among White (91.57%) individuals.

The Cove.

From Sydney Cove.

the Cove

1. (Australia, soccer) The Sydney FC fan base.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cove”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 377.

• Voce