About Hoover
The surname Hoover is of English and German origin. In English, it is derived from the Middle English word "hove" or "hov," meaning a small hill or a piece of raised land. In German, it is derived from the word "hube," meaning a measure of land. The surname Hoover likely originated as a topographic name for someone who lived on or near a small hill or a piece of raised land. It could also have been an occupational name for someone who worked as a farmer or owned a small plot of land.
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Here's how to represent Hoover in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Hoover using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.