Lambert

See also: lambert

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Old High German lant (“land”) + beraht (“bright”) (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz), a saint's name (of a Bishop of Maastricht) brought to England by the Normans. Cognate with Old English Landbeorht.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæmbɚt/

Proper noun

Lambert (countable and uncountable, plural Lamberts)

1. (countable) A male given name from the Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
   • 1597, William Shakespeare, Richard II, act I, scene I:

     At Coventry, upon Saint Lambert's day:
     There shall your swords and lances arbitrate
     The swelling difference of your settled hate

2. (countable) A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A town in Quitman County, Mississippi.
   2. An inactive village in Scott County, Missouri.
   3. A settlement in Richland County, Montana.
   4. A town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.
   5. A township in Red Lake County, Minnesota.
4. (uncountable) A crater in Moon, Solar System; A lunar impact crater.

Derived terms

• Beer-Lambert-Bouguer law
• Beer-Lambert law
• Eaton-Lambert syndrome
• Lambert-Beer law
• Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
• Lambert-Eaton syndrome
• Lambertian
• Lambertism
• Lambertist
• lambert (L)
• Lambert pine
• Lambert's cosine law
• Lambert's emission law
• Lambert series
• Lambert's law
• Saint-Lambert

 

Translations

male given name

• Aragonese: Lamberto m
• French: Lambert (fr)
• Galician: Lamberto (gl)
• Italian: Lamberto (it)
• Latin: Lambertus
• Occitan: Lambèrt m

surname

• Dutch: Lambrecht (nl)
• French: Lambert (fr)
• German: Lambrecht (de)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lambert is the 329^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 93,678 individuals. Lambert is most common among White (83.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Lambert (lunar crater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Tramble, tramble

French

Etymology

From Old High German lant (“land”) + beraht (“bright”) (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃.bɛʁ/

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Proper noun

Lambert m (feminine Lamberte or Lambertine)

1. a male given name of rare modern usage, equivalent to English Lambert
2. a surname, Lambert, originating as a patronymic
3. Lambert: A crater in Moon, Solar System

Derived terms

• lambert (L)

 

Descendants

• English: Lambert

Anagrams

• trembla