Lambert

See also: lambert

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English Landbeorht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæmbɚt/

Proper noun

Lambert

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
2. A patronymic surname transferred from the given name
3. A lunar impact crater.

Quotations

• 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

Translations

male given name

• Aragonese: Lamberto m
• French: Lambert (fr)
• Galician: Lamberto (gl)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: Lamberto (it)
• Occitan: Lambèrt m

surname

• French: Lambert (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Further reading

• Lambert (lunar crater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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.

Anagrams

• Tramble, tramble

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃.bɛʁ/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Lambert m

1. a male given name of rare modern usage, equivalent to English Lambert.
2. a patronymic surname

Anagrams

• trembla