guggenheim

/ɡˈuɡənhˌaɪm/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

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"A museum in Venice is dedicated to Peggy Guggenheim's work."
"While we were in Biarritz, we decided to make an excursion to the Bilbao to visit the Guggenheim."

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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How do you pronounce guggenheim?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈuɡənhˌaɪm/.

What does guggenheim mean?

A surname.

Where does guggenheim come from?

It is traced to Old High German.

How to pronounce guggenheim

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