At a Glance: Name: Jove – Meaning: the sky god (an alternate name for Jupiter, from an ancient root meaning 'sky' or 'shining') – Origin: Latin (Roman mythology) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: JOHV
Jove is a Latin (Roman mythology) boy's name meaning “the sky god (an alternate name for Jupiter, from an ancient root meaning 'sky' or 'shining')”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Jove
Meaning: The sky god (an alternate name for Jupiter, from an ancient root meaning 'sky' or 'shining').
Origin: Latin (Roman mythology).
A common claim: Means 'father of the gods', an alternate name for Jupiter. Actually: 'Father of the gods' is really the epithet of the fuller name 'Jupiter' (literally 'Sky-Father'); 'Jove' on its own (Latin Iovis) traces to an older root simply meaning 'sky' or 'shining one'.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Jove
Phonetic: JOHV IPA: /dʒoʊv/
Popularity of Jove
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 2000–2024.
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