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Lambert
Say it: LAHM-bert
Meaning
From Germanic land 'land' and berht 'bright'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Spread in the Low Countries through the cult of Saint Lambert.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 3,469 babies given this name since 1881
- At its height in 1881, about 1 in 11,200 boys
- 9 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Lamprecht, Lambard
| French | Lambert |
|---|---|
| Italian | Lamberto |
| Dutch | Lambertus |
| Dutch | Lambrecht |
Famous bearers
- Saint Lambert of Maastricht
- Lambert Simnel, pretender
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Medieval European charters and records
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.