Beethoven

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈbeɪˌtəʊvən//
United Kingdom//ˈbeɪtˌhəʊvən//
United States//ˈbeɪˌtoʊvən//

A surname from German [in turn from Dutch], usually applying to Ludwig van Beethoven.

proper noun

1
A surname from German [in turn from Dutch], usually applying to Ludwig van Beethoven.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Beethoven, which is itself of Dutch origin.

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