Beethoven

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UK/ˈbeɪˌtəʊvən/UK/ˈbeɪtˌhəʊvən/US/ˈbeɪˌtoʊvən/

proper noun

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

OriginGerman Beethoven →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. GermanBeethoven
  2. EnglishBeethoven

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

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Translations

Arabic بِيتْهُوفَن
  • بِيتْهُوفَن (bīthūfan)German surname
Bengali বেটোফেন, বেইটোভেন
  • বেটোফেন (beṭōphen)German surname
  • বেইটোভেন (beiṭōbhen)German surname
Bulgarian Бетховен, Бетовен
  • Бетховен (Bethoven)German surname
  • Бетовен (Betoven)German surname
Chinese Cantonese 貝多芬 /贝多芬
  • 貝多芬 /贝多芬German surname
Chinese Mandarin 貝多芬 /贝多芬
  • 貝多芬 /贝多芬 (Bèiduōfēn)German surname
Esperanto Betoveno
  • BetovenoGerman surname
Finnish Beethoven
  • BeethovenGerman surname
German Beethoven
  • BeethovenGerman surname
Greek Μπετόβεν
  • Μπετόβεν (Betóven)German surname
Hebrew בטהובן
  • בטהובןGerman surname
Hindi बीथोवेन, बीथोव्हेन
  • बीथोवेन (bīthoven)German surname
  • बीथोव्हेन (bīthovhen)German surname
Hungarian Beethoven
  • BeethovenGerman surname
Italian Beethoven
  • BeethovenGerman surname
Japanese ベートーヴェン, ベートーベン
  • ベートーヴェン (Bētōven)German surname
  • ベートーベン (Bētōben)German surname
Korean 베토벤
  • 베토벤 (Betoben)German surname
Latvian Bēthovens
  • BēthovensGerman surname
Lithuanian Bethovenas
  • BethovenasGerman surname
Persian بتهوون, بیتهوفِن
  • بتهوون (bethôvon)German surname
  • بیتهوفِن (bêthôfen)German surname
Polish Beethoven
  • BeethovenGerman surname
Punjabi ਬੀਥੋਵਨ
  • ਬੀਥੋਵਨ (bīthovan)German surname
Russian Бетхо́вен
  • Бетхо́вен (Betxóven)German surname
Swedish Beethoven
  • BeethovenGerman surname
Tamil பேத்தோவன்
  • பேத்தோவன் (pēttōvaṉ)German surname
Thai เบโทเฟน
  • เบโทเฟน (bee-too-feen)German surname
Ukrainian Бетхо́вен, Бето́вен
  • Бетхо́вен (Betxóven)German surname
  • Бето́вен (Betóven)German surname
Urdu بیتھوون
  • بیتھوون (bethvon)German surname
Vietnamese Bét-thô-ven, Bối Đa Phần
  • Bét-thô-venGerman surname
  • Bối Đa PhầnGerman surname
Yiddish בעטהאָוון
  • בעטהאָוון (bethovn)German surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Beethoven

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Cite this entry
APA

Beethoven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beethoven

MLA

“Beethoven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beethoven. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beethoven,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beethoven.

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