"Wigner" meaning in English

See Wigner in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wigner
  1. A surname from Anglo-Saxon or other Germanic
    Sense id: en-Wigner-en-name-wSFn--eP Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. A surname from Anglo-Saxon or other Germanic
    (physics, attributive usage) Hungarian-born American physicist Eugene Wigner.
    Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: Wigner crystal, Wigner-Eckart theorem, Wigner effect, Wigner energy, Wigner-Seitz cell, Wigner's friend Related terms: Wagner, Waggoner, Wagoner, Wiggoner, Wigoner
    Sense id: en-Wigner-en-name-95owze4m Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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