Guggenheim
name
name ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"It looks like the Guggenheim in New York."
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”).
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