Hoover

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhuːvə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhuvɚ/ Rhymes: -uːvə(ɹ) Homophone: hoover Hyphenation: Hoo‧ver === Proper noun === Hoover An American surname from German (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover). A number of places in the United States: A city in Jefferson County and Shelby County, Alabama, incorporated in 1967 and named after William H. Hoover. An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana, named after founder Riley Hoover. An unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri, named after merchant James Hoover. An unincorporated community in Garvin County, Oklahoma, named after physician Daniel H. Hoover. An unincorporated community in Butte County, South Dakota, named after cattleman John Hoover. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Hoover (plural Hoovers) A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand, or irrespective of brand (alternative form of hoover). === Verb === Hoover (third-person singular simple present Hoovers, present participle Hoovering, simple past and past participle Hoovered) Alternative letter-case form of hoover.