Beethoven

/ˈbeɪthoʊvən/ noun

One of history's greatest composers, a German musician who created famous symphonies while being deaf.

From German 'Beethoven,' a place name meaning 'beet gardens' from 'Bete' (beet) and 'Hofen' (farms). Ludwig van Beethoven took his surname from his family's ancestral region.

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