Hoover

Etymology
The surname is an anglicization of or, 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 ).

Proper noun

 * 1)  (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover).
 * , incorporated in 1967 and named after William H. Hoover.
 * , named after founder Riley Hoover.
 * , named after merchant James Hoover.
 * , named after physician Daniel H. Hoover.
 * , named after cattleman John Hoover.
 * , named after cattleman John Hoover.

Derived terms

 * after Herbert Hoover, US president during the Depression:



Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Hebrew:
 * Japanese: フーバー
 * Russian:
 * Ukrainian: Гу́вер

Noun

 * 1) A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand, or irrespective of brand.