Wiegand is a German

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. It originated from the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

verb A verb () is a word (part of speech) that in syntax generally conveys an action (''bring'', ''read'', ''walk'', ''run'', ''learn''), an occurrence (''happen'', ''become''), or a state of being (''be'', ''exist'', ''stand''). In the usual descri ...

''wîgan'', meaning ''to fight'', through the

past participle In linguistics, a participle () (from Latin ' a "sharing, partaking") is a nonfinite verb form that has some of the characteristics and functions of both verbs and adjectives. More narrowly, ''participle'' has been defined as "a word derived from ...

form ''wîgant'', meaning ''the fighter''. The word comes from ''wîg'' (''battle''/''war''). The name was in use by the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

, also as a first name. People with the name Wiegand or von Wiegand: * Charmion Von Wiegand (1896–1983), American journalist and abstract artist *

Clyde Wiegand Clyde Wiegand (May 23, 1915, Long Beach, Washington – July 5, 1996) was an American physicist. Wiegand received his undergraduate degree from Willamette University in 1940. He began his graduate work in physics in 1941 at UC Berkeley. He wa ...

(1915–1996), American physicist *

Dave Wiegand Dave Wiegand (born July 22, 1974) is an American Scrabble player who won the National Scrabble Championship in 2005 and 2009. Wiegand placed second in the same event in 1994 and third in 2000. He also finished eighth (of 102 competitors) in the ...

(1974-), American

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David Wiegand Robert David Wiegand (May 19, 1947 – April 30, 2018) was an American journalist and short-story writer, head of arts and entertainment for the ''San Francisco Chronicle''. Life and career Wiegand was born in Rochester, New York, where he gradua ...

(1947–2018), American journalist and critic *

Ernest H. Wiegand Ernest H. Wiegand (July 10, 1886 – April 1973) was a professor of horticulture at Oregon State University who, in 1925 during Prohibition, developed a brine method that led to the modern maraschino cherry. He won the Nicholas Appert Award in 19 ...

(1886–1973), American scientist *

Frank Wiegand Frank Wiegand (born 15 March 1943) is a German former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He participated in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four silver medals. He won eight medals at two European cha ...

(born 1943), German Olympic medallist in swimming * Haike Beruriah Wiegand (born 1965), Oxford Lector in Hebrew and Jewish Studies *

Heinrich Wiegand Johann Heinrich Christoph Wiegand (17 August 1855 in Bremen – 29 March 1909 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe) was a lawyer who served as general director of the Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping company during a period of great expansion. Life and career ...

(1855–1909), head of Norddeutscher Lloyd *

Joe Wiegand Joe Wiegand (born April 15, 1965) is an impersonator who has portrayed U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in all fifty U.S. states, after a career as a political consultant. Wiegand performed at the White House on October 27, 2008, as part of the ...

(born 1965), portrayer of Theodore Roosevelt * John R. Wiegand **

Wiegand effect The Wiegand effect is a nonlinear magnetic effect, named after its discoverer John R. Wiegand, produced in specially annealed and hardened wire called Wiegand wire. Wiegand wire is low-carbon Vicalloy, a ferromagnetic alloy of cobalt, iron, and ...

Wiegand wire The Wiegand effect is a nonlinear magnetic effect, named after its discoverer John R. Wiegand, produced in specially annealed and hardened wire called Wiegand wire. Wiegand wire is low-carbon Vicalloy, a ferromagnetic alloy of cobalt, iron, and ...

** Wiegand protocol, used in many kinds of card readers, both for Wiegand wire card readers and magnetic stripe card readers *

Karl Henry von Wiegand Karl Henry von Wiegand (born 11 September 1874 in Hesse in Germany; died 1961) was a German born American journalist and war correspondent. The New York newspaper ''The Sun'' printed that Karl H Von Wikgand was the only American correspondent allo ...

(1874–1961), German-born American journalist *

Karl McKay Wiegand Karl McKay Wiegand (June 2, 1873 – March 12, 1942) was an American botanist who headed the Department of Botany at Cornell University for 28 years. He was a member of the Botanical Society of America The Botanical Society of America (BSA) repr ...

(1873–1942), American botanist * Krista E. Wiegand (born 1971), American political scientist * Lisa Wiegand (born 1968), American cinematographer *

Theodor Wiegand Theodor Wiegand (October 30, 1864 – December 19, 1936) was one of the more famous German archaeologists. Wiegand was born in Bendorf, Rhenish Prussia. He studied at the universities of Munich, Berlin, and Freiburg. In 1894 he worked under ...

(1864–1936), German archaeologist *

Thomas Wiegand Thomas Wiegand (born 6 May 1970 in Wismar) is a German electrical engineer who substantially contributed to the creation of the H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, and H.266/VVC video coding standards. For H.264/AVC, Wiegand was one of the chairmen of th ...

(born 1970), German electrical engineer *

Wayne A. Wiegand Wayne August Wiegand (born April 15, 1946) is an American library historian, author, and academic. Wiegand retired as F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies and Professor of American Studies at Florida State University ...

(born 1946), American library historian, author, and academic *

William B. Wiegand William B. Wiegand (February 17, 1889 – August 18, 1976) was a Canadian-born research chemist and later a chemicals industry executive. He was vice president of Columbian Carbon Co., known for his pioneering work on carbon black technology. Wiega ...

, pioneer in

carbon black Carbon black (subtypes are acetylene black, channel black, furnace black, lamp black and thermal black) is a material produced by the incomplete combustion of coal and coal tar, vegetable matter, or petroleum products, including fuel oil, fluid ...

technology * Dick and Larry Wiegand, members of the

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

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Crow A crow is a bird of the genus ''Corvus'', or more broadly a synonym for all of ''Corvus''. Crows are generally black in colour. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "raven" is not pinned scientifical ...

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