Hoover
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
The surname is an anglicization of German and Dutch Huber. The common noun and verb are taken from the brand name of one of the first vacuum cleaners.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -uːvə(r)
Proper noun [edit]
Hoover
- A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand. Alternative form of hoover.
- An American surname (shared by several famous people including J Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover).
