Guggenheim

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

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.

References

• Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France, Volume 2, Librairie Droz, 1996