It takes its modern name from the de Cove family who held land there at that time, and the fact that it had a hithe, or quay, for loading and unloading small vessels.
ɪt tˈeɪks ɪts mˈɑːdɚn nˈeɪm fɹʌmðə də kˈoʊv fˈæmɪli hˌuː hˈɛld lˈænd ðɛɹ æt ðæt tˈaɪm, ænd ðə fˈækt ðˌɐɾɪt hæd ɐ hˈaɪð, ɔːɹ kˈiː, fɔːɹ lˈoʊdɪŋ ænd ʌnlˈoʊdɪŋ smˈɔːl vˈɛsəlz.