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Guggenheim

Guggenheim proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Guggenheim

  1. A surname.
    • A museum in Venice is dedicated to Peggy Guggenheim's work.
  2. Any of several museums named after members of the Guggenheim family.
    • While we were in Biarritz, we decided to make an excursion to the Bilbao to visit the Guggenheim.

Origin of Guggenheim

Jewish surname, from Gougenheim in Alsace or Jugenheim in Hesse. The first element could be from the Germanic personal name Gogo(n); the second element is from Old High German heim (“home”).

Questions about Guggenheim

What does Guggenheim mean?
Guggenheim means a surname.
What part of speech is Guggenheim?
Guggenheim is a proper noun.

Words near Guggenheim in the dictionary

  1. gugas
  2. gugel
  3. gugelhupf
  4. gugelhupfs
  5. gugels
  6. Guggenheim
  7. Guggenheimer
  8. guggle
  9. guggle-muggle
  10. guggled
  11. guggles

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