Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "plot of land" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureshouva(Old Dutch) huoba(Old High German) Surname DescendantsVerhoeven(Dutch) Hoover, Hüber, Huber(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 238. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 181.