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Wigner.

A surname from Anglo-Saxon or other Germanic

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname from Anglo-Saxon or other Germanic

  2. A surname from Anglo-Saxon or other Germanic Hungarian-born American physicist Eugene Wigner.

Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.