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English
Etymology
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”).
Proper noun
Guggenheim
- A surname.
A museum in Venice is dedicated to Peggy Guggenheim's work.
- 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.
References
- Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France, Volume 2, Librairie Droz, 1996