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 [ 2 syll. lam-ber(t), la-mbe-rt ] The boy name Lambert is pronounced LAEMBerT KEY. Lambert's origin is Germanic, and its use, Dutch, English, French, and German. The meaning of Lambert is 'famous landowner'. Two-element name derived from lant and berht which are of the meanings 'land, territory, homeland' and 'bright, famous' respectively. An older form of the name is Lantbert (Germanic). The name was borne by Saint Lambert (636-700), the bishop of Maastricht who went with the Normans to England. The name became popular in the Middle Ages due to Dutch immigrants. Variant forms of the name include the Italian Lamberto, the German Lambrecht, the Dutch and German Lammert, and the German Lamprecht. The pet forms Bert (Dutch, English, and Scandinavian), Bertie (English), and Lamby (English), and the spelling variant Lampert (French and German) are other forms of Lambert. See also the related forms, the English Lance and the German and Spanish Lando. Lambert is uncommon as a baby boy name. In 1900, 0.012% of baby boys were named Lambert. It was #571 in rank then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is of only sporadic use now. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly related to Lambert, the English Lance was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Lambert include the French and German Lampert, the name Linfred, and the Italian Lamberto. KEY: Pronunciation for Lambert: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
