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[Facts] meaning of name Beethoven
I am told that the name BEETHOVEN means "beetfield". The name is Flemish-Dutch, and I find many names of HOVEN but I cannot find the meaning of HOVEN.
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The BEET part is correct, and HOVEN is related to German "Hof" (in this case: farm). So BEETHOVEN was the name for someone from a beetroot farm. Or else from a place called B. in Flandria.This is taken from Familiennamen (Dudenverlag 2000)Andy ;—)
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