Gygax

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, Reese (German surname), and Heune. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Albert Friedrich Gygax (1896–1968), Swiss chemigrapher
 * Daniel Gygax (born 1981), Swiss footballer
 * Gary Gygax (1938–2008), American writer and game designer
 * Hansueli Gygax (1942–2017), Swiss handball player
 * Jean-Louis Gygax (born 1935), Swiss footballer
 * Luke Gygax, American game designer, son of Gary
 * Marc Domingo Gygax (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