Given name & surname · also Germanic

Guggenheim

“home”

Guggenheim is a surname from Germanic, ultimately from Old High German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Guggenheim goes back to a word meaning “home.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Guggenheim comes from Germanic, and ultimately from Old High German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Guggenheim’s family of names

In German usage, Guggenheim as a surname has a related form in GUGENHEIM. In German usage, Guggenheim as a surname has a related form in GUGENHEIM. In German usage, Guggenheim as a surname has a related form in GUGENHEIMER.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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