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The Name Lambert - Origin and Meaning of Lambert
  



The Name Lambert - Origin and Meaning of Lambert


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Lambert

Old High German

Usage of the Name Lambert

German, Dutch, English, French

Meaning of the Name Lambert

The name Lambert comes from a surname, which is derived from the Germanic elements "land" - "land, territory" and "beraht" - "bright, famous".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Lambert Sustris (c. 1515 - c. 1584), a Dutch painter; Lambert Heinrich von Babo (1818 - 1899), a German chemist; Lambert Hamel (born 1940), a German actor; Lambert Wilson (born 1958), a French actor. A bearer of the surname is Christopher Lambert (born 1957), a French actor.
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