Hoover

Meaning

Name

1. An American surname from German (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover).
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
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Noun

A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand, or irrespective of brand (alternative form of hoover).

Verb

Alternative letter-case form of hoover.

Synonyms

William Henry Hoover

William Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover

John Edgar Hoover

President Hoover

dust-collecting fan

vacuum sweeper

vacuum cleaner

Translations

aspirapolvere

Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

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Herbert Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover

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stofzuiger

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Herbert Hoover

John Edgar Hoover

Herbert hoover

John edgar hoover

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhuːvə(ɹ)/

Etymology

The surname is an anglicization of German Huber or Low German Hufer, originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small-scale farmer. The common noun and verb are taken from the brand name of one of the first vacuum cleaners (see hoover).