Wiegand is a German

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. It originated from the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

verb A verb is a word that generally conveys an action (''bring'', ''read'', ''walk'', ''run'', ''learn''), an occurrence (''happen'', ''become''), or a state of being (''be'', ''exist'', ''stand''). In the usual description of English, the basic f ...

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

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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 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

, also as a first name. People with the name Wiegand or von Wiegand: * Auguste Wiegand (1849–1904), Belgian organist in Sydney, Australia * Charmion Von Wiegand (1896–1983), American journalist and abstract artist * Clyde Wiegand (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 t ...

(1974-), American Scrabble player *

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 (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 (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, an ...

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 card readers * Karl Henry von Wiegand (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) rep ...

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

Theodor Wiegand Theodor Wiegand (30 October 1864 – 19 December 1936) was a German archaeologist. Wiegand was born in Bendorf, Rhenish Prussia. He studied at the universities of Munich, Berlin, and Freiburg. In 1894 he worked under Wilhelm Dörpfeld at th ...

(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. He has been elected to the German National Academy of ...

(born 1970), German electrical engineer * Wayne A. Wiegand (born 1946), American library historian, author, and academic * William B. Wiegand, pioneer in carbon black technology * Dick and Larry Wiegand, members of

Crow (band) Crow is an American blues rock band that was first active from 1967 to 1972. They are best known for the song "Evil Woman (Crow song), Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games with Me)", which was notably covered by Black Sabbath (on their Black Sabb ...

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