Dov (דב or דוב) is a Hebrew male given name meaning "bear", akin to the Yiddish name "Ber" (בער). Notable people with the name include:
Dov Atzmon (1941–2020), Israeli footballer Dov ben Samuel Baer, author of Shivhe ha-Besht
Dov Ber Birkenthal (1723–1805), 18th century Hebrew memoirist
Dov Berish Einhorn (1877–1942), Polish rabbi Dov Elbaum (born 1970), Israeli writer, journalist, and philosopher Dov J. Elkabas (born 1968), Dutch DJ, musician and producer Dov Feigin (1907–2000), Israeli sculptor
Dov Freiberg (1927–2008), Polish Holocaust survivor, writer Dov Frohman (born 1939), Israeli electrical engineer and business executive
Dov Gottesman (1929–2011), Israeli art collector Dov Groverman (born 1965), Israeli wrestler
Dov Kalmanovich (born 1956), Israeli municipal politician and social activist Dov Karmi (1905–1962), Israeli architect Dov Khenin (born 1958), Israeli politician
Dov Lando (born 1930), Israeli rabbi
Dov Levine (born 1958), American physicist Dov Linzer (born 1966), New York rabbi
Dov Lupi (born 1948), Israeli artistic gymnast Dov Behr Manischewitz (1858–1914), Lithuanian-American rabbi and businessman Dov Markus (born 1946), Israeli-American soccer player
Dov Moran (born 1955), Israeli entrepreneur, inventor and investor
Dov Nisman (born 1954), Israeli swimmer
Dov Raviv (born 1937), Israeli engineer
Dov Rosenblatt (born 1981), American singer-songwriter
Dov Schperling (1937–2014), Zionist pioneer
Dov Segev-Steinberg (born 1956), Israeli diplomat Dov Seidman (born 1964), American author, columnist and businessman Dov Seltzer (born 1932), Romanian-born Israeli composer and conductor
Dov Tamari (mathematician) (1911–2006), German mathematician Dov Tamari (brigadier general) (born 1936), Israeli military leader
Dov Waxman (born 1974), American political scientist Dov Berish Weidenfeld (1881–1965), Chief Rabbi of Tshebin
Dov Yaffe (1928–2017), Lithuanian-born Israeli rabbi Dov Yermiya (1914–2016), Israeli writer
Dov S. Zakheim (born 1948), United States Department of Defense official
Surname
Fictional characters Dov Epstein, in the Canadian TV show Rookie Blue
See also
Ben-Dov Dov-Ber