Lambert
See also: lambert
English edit
Etymology edit
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.
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Proper noun edit
Lambert (countable and uncountable, plural Lamberts)
- (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
- (countable) A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Quitman County, Mississippi.
- An inactive village in Scott County, Missouri.
- A settlement in Richland County, Montana.
- A town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.
- A township in Red Lake County, Minnesota.
- (uncountable) A crater in Moon, Solar System; A lunar impact crater.
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Translations edit
male given name
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lambert is the 329th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 93,678 individuals. Lambert is most common among White (83.66%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Lambert (lunar crater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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French edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German lant (“land”) + beraht (“bright”) (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz).
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Proper noun edit
Lambert m (feminine Lamberte or Lambertine)
- a male given name of rare modern usage, equivalent to English Lambert
- a surname, Lambert, originating as a patronymic
- Lambert: A crater in Moon, Solar System
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Descendants edit
- English: Lambert