Bach, Wagner, Brahms, Beethoven, Hitler, Schultz, Berger, and Schwartz

Dutch translation: (von) Beethoven

20:23 Sep 26, 2000
German to Dutch translations [Non-PRO]
German term or phrase: Bach, Wagner, Brahms, Beethoven, Hitler, Schultz, Berger, and Schwartz
Which of these German surnames means "best garden" in Dutch?
Di
Dutch translation:(von) Beethoven
Explanation:
I think I remember this comes from "Van Bietenhof", this means "from the garden full of beetroot", so it has nothing to do with "best". None of the other names has anything to do with gardens. "hoven" means "gardens".
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Summary of answers provided
nanone
tuanis
na(von) Beethoven
Els Govaerts
naobvious
Tim Drayton


  

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28 mins
none


Explanation:
None of the above, except maybe Beethoven in a Dutch spoken during the dark ages.


    You must be joking
tuanis
Local time: 01:22
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5 hrs
(von) Beethoven


Explanation:
I think I remember this comes from "Van Bietenhof", this means "from the garden full of beetroot", so it has nothing to do with "best". None of the other names has anything to do with gardens. "hoven" means "gardens".


    none, I learnnt it at school or read it a long time ago.
Els Govaerts
Belgium
Local time: 07:22
Native speaker of: Native in FlemishFlemish, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in pair: 20
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19 hrs
obvious


Explanation:
It is so obvious that I don't want to tell you.
A more interesting question - which of the above German names, when spelled backward, is the name of a rude part of a male horse in Mongolian.


Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 08:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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