Guggenheim

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proper noun

A surname.

“A museum in Venice is dedicated to Peggy Guggenheim's work.”

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Meanings

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.

Origin

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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Cite this entry
APA

Guggenheim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guggenheim

MLA

“Guggenheim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guggenheim. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guggenheim,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guggenheim.

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