Gruber

Silent hymn's creator

Gruber is a German surname meaning "one who lives in a pit or hollow," from *Grube* (pit).

The name appears across German-speaking regions and among descendants of German immigrants.

Hans Gruber became a pop culture touchstone as the villain in *Die Hard* (1988): He's giving off Hans Gruber vibes.

John Gruber is known in tech circles for creating Markdown and the blog Daring Fireball.

Germanic

Bavaria

Southeastern German state

Deutschland · Munich · Vienna · Alps · German · Swiss · pit · mine · hollow · medieval

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

lineage · clan · kin · dynasty · bloodline · forebears · descendants · relatives · patronymic · appellation

Opposites
hero vs. villain in die hard

GruberJohn McClane

action hero · man of action · stuntman · performer · improviser

iconic film villains vs. heroes

GruberJohn McClane

Indiana Jones · James Bond · Luke Skywalker · Ellen Ripley · Rocky Balboa

HEROIC MORAL ALIGNMENT (Die Hard)

GruberJohn McClane

McClane · Bruce Willis

Phrases
Family

grub, grubby, grubbiness, grubber

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G