Tova is a given name,

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

and a surname. Notable people with this name include:

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Saint Tova of Thorney Saints Tancred, Torthred, and Tova were three Anglo-Saxon siblings who were saints, hermits and martyrs of the Ninth century. Their feast day was celebrated on 30 September at Thorney and Deeping. Lives The brothers Tancred and Torthred, wit ...

(died ), Anglo-Saxon martyr *

Tova of the Obotrites Tove of the Obotrites, also called ''Tova'', ''Tofa'' or ''Thora'', (10th century) was a Slavic princess and a Danish Viking Age queen consort, the spouse of King Harald Bluetooth. Tofa, her name carved in runes as ᛏᚢᚠᛅ'','' was the ...

(, Slavic princess and queen consort of Denmark * Tova Beck-Friedman (born 1938), American artist, sculptor, writer, filmmaker, and child survivor of the Holocaust * Tova Ben-Dov, Israeli Zionist * Tova Ben Zvi (born 1928), Israeli singer *

Tova Borgnine Tova Traesnaes Borgnine (born Tove Traesnaes; November 17, 1941 – February 26, 2022) was a Norwegian-born American businesswoman. She was the founder of Beauty by Tova cosmetics and the widow of Hollywood actor Ernest Borgnine. Early life Tova ...

(1941-2022), Norwegian-born American businesswomman * Tova Hamilton, Jamaican politician *

Tova Hartman Tova Hartman (born 1957), scholar and social entrepreneur, is the Dean of Humanities at the Kiryat Ono Academic College. Biography She was formerly Professor of Gender Studies and Education at Bar Ilan University, specializing in gender and reli ...

(born 1957), Israeli scholar and social entrepreneur *

Tova Ilan Tova Ilan ( he, טובה אילן, 2 June 1929 – 18 March 2019) was an Israeli educator and politician. She briefly served as a member of the Knesset for Meimad between January and April 2006. Biography Born in Austria, Ilan made aliyah to Isr ...

(1929–2019), Israeli educator and politician * Tova Magnusson (born 1968), Swedish actress and filmmaker *

Tova Milo Tova Milo is a full Professor of Computer Science at Tel Aviv University and the Dean of the Faculty of Exact Sciences. She served as the head of the Computer Science Department from 2011 to 2014. Milo is the head of the data management group i ...

, Israeli computer scientist *

Tova Mirvis Tova Mirvis is an American novelist. She is a graduate of Columbia College of Columbia University and holds an masters of fine arts degree in fiction writing from Columbia University School of the Arts. Mirvis' family has lived in Memphis, Tennes ...

(born 1972), American novelist * Tova O'Brien (born 1982/1983), New Zealand journalist, host of radio show ''Tova'' * Tova Sanhadray (1906–1993), Israeli politician * Tova Traesnaes (born 1941), Norwegian-American businesswoman

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* Theresa Tova (born 1955), Canadian actress, singer and playwright

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Tosia Altman Tosia Altman ( he, טוסיה אלטמן) (24 August 1919 – 26 May 1943) was a courier and smuggler for Hashomer Hatzair and the Jewish Combat Organization (ŻOB) during the German occupation of Poland and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Bo ...

(1919–1943), Polish courier and smuggler, known as Tova * Antun Stipančić (1949–1991), Croatian table tennis player

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*Tiny Tova, character in '' The Magic Door'' *Tova Arrocas, character in ''Internal Affairs'' (film) *Tova, character in ''

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