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View Name: Lambert


LAMBERT
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: German, Dutch, French, English, Ancient Germanic
PRONOUNCED: LAHM-bert (German), LAHM-bərt (Dutch), lam-BER (French), LAM-bərt (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Derived from the Germanic elements land "land" and beraht "bright". Saint Lambert of Maastricht was a 7th-century bishop who was martyred after denouncing Pepin II for adultery.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Lammert (German), Lammert (Dutch), Lamprecht, Landebert (Ancient Germanic)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Lambaer, Baer, Bèr (Limburgish)
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