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I am Dovie Thomason, one of two you name. Heard that I was listed here from an emcee as I was preparing to go onstage! What a strange delight! Know there's a couple of Dovies in Cherokee, NC, born in last twenty years.
I'm Dovie Whetzel I am a romanichal gypsy and in the gypsy community's around America dovie is a popular name same with Nettie, Mellie, Sheila, Lottie and for boys it's Henry, Huey, Richard, George and James. that's some of the most common names

Nicknames for Dovie

Dovz
Dovita
Dov
Dove

Meanings and history of the name Dovie

Derived from the name of a bird that symbolizes peace. First used by English and famous during the 19th century and early 20s but is not used today.

Missionaries in the 1890s gave this name to Native American children to "Anglicize" them (at least in our family)

Famous real-life people named Dovie

Dovie Beams (Actress)
Dovie Thomason (Award-Winning Native American Storyteller and Author)
Dovie McCray from Gypsy Sisters

Dovie in song, story & screen