Lambert
See also: lambert
English
Etymology
From Middle English Lambert, from Old French Lambert, a saint's name (of a Bishop of Maastricht) brought to England by the Normans, from Proto-West Germanic *Landaberht, from *land (“land”) + *berht (“bright”). Cognate with Old English Landbeorht, Old High German Lantberht, Dutch Lambrecht.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈlæmbɚt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Lambert (countable and uncountable)
- (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.
- 2020 April 27, Meg Medina, “A Deaf Girl Finds Her Voice on Martha's Vineyard in the 19th Century”, in The New York Times Book Review[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 December 2022:
- Life on Martha’s Vineyard has been mostly ideal for 11-year-old Mary Elizabeth Lambert, the protagonist of Ann Clare LeZotte’s historical novel SHOW ME A SIGN (Scholastic, 288 pp., $18.99; ages 8 to 12).
- 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; A lunar impact crater.
Derived terms
Translations
male given name
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.
Further reading
- Lambert (lunar crater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Old French Lambert, from Proto-West Germanic *Landaberht, from *land (“land”) + *berht (“bright”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑ̃.bɛʁ/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
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
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: Lambert