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Lambert.

A male given name from the Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈlæmbɚt/US
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.

    countable
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

    countable
  3. A number of places in the United States: A town in Quitman County, Mississippi.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A number of places in the United States: An inactive village in Scott County, Missouri.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A number of places in the United States: A settlement in Richland County, Montana.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A number of places in the United States: A town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

    countable · uncountable
  7. A number of places in the United States: A township in Red Lake County, Minnesota.

    countable · uncountable
  8. A crater in Moon; A lunar impact crater.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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 Lantbërht, Dutch Lambrecht.

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