Cove Family History

English:: habitational name from a place called (the) Cove examples of which are found in Hampshire Wilts (a minor name in Leigh) Devon and Suffolk all from Old English cofa which is recorded in literary sources with the sense ‘enclosed chamber’ but in placenames probably with extended senses such as ‘shelter hut building’ ‘hollow’ (in the case of the Devon name) and ‘creek inlet’ (in the case of the Suffolk name).

nickname from Middle English cof cove ‘eager bold courageous’ (Old English cāf).