Wiegand
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Wiegand is an old German surname. It originated from the Old High German verb wgan, meaning to fight. through the past participle form wgant, meaning the fighter. The word comes from wîg (battle/war). The name was in use by the Middle Ages, also as a first name.
People with the name Wiegand:
- Charmion Von Wiegand (1896–1983), U.S. journalist and abstract artist
- Clyde Wiegand (1915–1996), U.S. physicist
- Ernest H. Wiegand (1886–1973), American scientist
- John R. Wiegand
- Wiegand effect
- Wiegand wire
- Wiegand protocol, used in many kinds of card readers, both for Wiegand wire card readers and magnetic stripe card readers.
- Theodor Wiegand (1864–1936), German archaeologist
- Wayne A. Wiegand (born 1946), American library historian, author, and academic
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