Gygax
title: "Gygax" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["surnames-of-swiss-origin"] topic_path: "general/surnames-of-swiss-origin" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gygax" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
Gygax is a German-language surname, mainly distributed in Switzerland. Gigas and Gygas are related surnames. It is a Grecianization of German surnames with the meaning of "giant", such as Riese, , and Heune. Notable people with the surname include:
- (1896–1968), Swiss chemigrapher
- Daniel Gygax (born 1981), Swiss footballer
- Gary Gygax (1938–2008), American writer and game designer
- (1942–2017), Swiss handball player
- Jean-Louis Gygax (born 1935), Swiss footballer
- Luke Gygax, American game designer, son of Gary
- (born 1965), Spanish historian
- Markus Gygax (born 1950), commander of the Swiss Air Force
- Nicolas Gygax (born 1996), Swiss freestyle skier
- Pascal Gygax (born 1974), Swiss psycholinguist
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