Given name & surname · also German
Beethoven
Beethoven is a surname from German, ultimately from Dutch. It is used in English, French, German, Polish, and 2 other languages.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Beethoven comes from German, and ultimately from Dutch.
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Beethoven’s family of names
In English usage, Beethoven as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Azerbaijani form BETHOVEN. In English usage, Beethoven as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Lithuanian form Bethovenas. In English usage, Beethoven as a surname has a conventional equivalent in Bethovėns.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Beethoven has relatives in 42 languages. Lines run from its Dutch roots to each of them.
49 related names in 42 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 50
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- 貝多芬Chinese
- БетховенRussian, Mongolian
- 베토벤borrowing · Korean
- ベートーヴェンborrowing · Japanese
- ΜπετόβενGreek
- Beethovenshas masculine form
- בעטהאָווןYiddish
- Bối Đa PhầnVietnamese
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- Bét-thô-venVietnamese
- Bethovenvep, Azerbaijani
- BetxovenUzbek
- بىتخوۋىنUyghur
- بیتھوونUrdu
- Бето́венUkrainian
- Бетхо́венUkrainian, Russian
- เบโทเฟนThai
- బీథోవెన్Telugu
- பேத்தோவன்Tamil
- බීතෝවන්Sinhala
- BȅtovenSerbo-Croatian
- БȅтовенSerbo-Croatian
- Bethovėnssgs
- Bethuovenssgs
- ਬੀਥੋਵਨPunjabi
- بیتهوفِنPersian
- بتهوونPersian
- बेइटहअउभनnew
- बेट्होफ़न्new
- ᠪᠧᠲᠤᠹᠧᠨMongolian
- बेथोव्हेनMarathi
- बीथोव्हेनMarathi, Hindi
- ബീഥോവൻMalayalam
- БетовенMacedonian, Bulgarian
- BethovenasLithuanian
- BēthovensLatvian
- ಬೆಟ್ಹೋವನ್Kannada
- ベートーベンJapanese
- बीथोवेनHindi
- בטהובןHebrew
- ბეთჰოვენიGeorgian
- BetovenoEsperanto
- ဘီသိုဗင်Burmese
- বেইটোভেনBengali
- বেটোফেনBengali
- Бэтго́вэнBelarusian
- বিটহ'ফনas
- ԲեթհովենArmenian
- ܠܘܕܒܝܓAramaic
- بِيتْهُوفَنArabic
- ቤትሆቨንAmharic
People named Beethoven
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