Lambert

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English

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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.

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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.

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Statistics

  • 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.

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French

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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

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  • English: Lambert

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