Meaning and Origin
What does the name Lambert mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
- English composer and conductor (1905-1951)
- A cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From Old French, from Old High German lant (“land”) + beraht (“bright”) (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz), a saint's name (of a Bishop of Maastricht) brought to England by the Normans. Cognate with Old English Landbeorht.
- A male given name from the Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
- A patronymic surname.
- A lunar impact crater.
Lambert was also found in the following language(s): French