Wigner

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proper noun

A surname from Anglo-Saxon or other Germanic

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Anglo-Saxon or other Germanic
    1. attributive usagenatural sciencesHungarian-born American physicist Eugene Wigner.

Origin

Attestation is claimed of the surname in 14th-century England (Yorkshire) (i.e., in the Middle English period); apparently from Anglo-Saxon (Old English). Compare Wagner, Wagoner.

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APA

Wigner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wigner

MLA

“Wigner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wigner. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wigner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wigner.

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