Lambert (name)
Lambert is a male name.
Origin and meaning
It is the Low German form of the personal name Land-berht (cf. nhd. Lamprecht ). This is from the old high German lant "Land, Landbesitz" and beraht "shining" off.
variants
- Lamberta , feminine form of this name
- Lamberto (Italian)
- Lambertus (Latinized form)
- Lambrecht
- Lammert (Dutch)
- Lambs
- Lampert
- Lamport
- Lamprecht
- Lantpert
name day
- February 9 , memorial day of St. Lambert von Neuwerk
- September 17th , the day of St Lambert's death in Maastricht
- November 25th , not required day of remembrance in the German-speaking area
First and first name
Lambert
- Lantbert of Lyon (around 625 – around 688), Abbot of Fontenelle and Bishop of Lyon
- Lambert von Lüttich (around 635 – around 705), Bishop of Maastricht and saint
- Lambert I of Nantes († 836/837), Count of Nantes and Margrave of the Breton Mark
- Lambert II of Nantes († 852), Count of Nantes
- Lambert von Spoleto (around 875–898), Roman Emperor and King of Italy
- Lambert von Konstanz († 1018), Bishop of Konstanz
- Lambert (son of Mieszko I) (around 985 – after 991), son of Mieszko I of Poland
- Mieszko II. Lambert (around 990-1034), King of Poland
- Lambert II (Leuven) († 1054), Count of Leuven and Brussels
- Lambert von Lens († 1054), Count of Lens and Count of Aumale
- Lambert von Grandson , bishop of Lausanne from around 1090 to 1097/98
- Lambert de Saint-Bertin (around 1060–1125), French Benedictine and scholar
- Lambert de Saint-Omer (around 1120), author of the Liber Floridus
- Lambert von Neuwerk († 1144), provost of the Neuwerk monastery and saint
- Lambert von Ilsenburg , († 1138), Bishop of Brandenburg
- Lambert (Semgallia) († between 1227 and 1234) was the second bishop of Semgallia and Selonia in what is now Latvia
- Lambert (Waldsassen) , abbot of the Waldsassen monastery from 1270 to 1274
- Lambert van Duren (1371–1418), German politician, mayor of Cologne
- Lambert (Monaco) (1420–1494), ruler of Monaco
- Lambert Simnel (1477 – around 1534), English claimant to the throne
- Lambert von Werle († 1500), abbot of the Eldena monastery
- Lambert Lombard (1505–1566), German painter
- Lampert Hinrich Röhl (also Lambert Heinrich Roehl ; 1724–1790), German mathematician and astronomer
- Lambert Lensing (1889–1965), German newspaper publisher and CDU politician
- Lambert Anthony Hoch (1903–1990), American bishop
- Lambert Rondhuis (* 1933), German football player
- Lambert Pfeiffer (1935–1996), German soccer player
- Lambert Dörr (1936–2017), German religious, Benedictine abbot in Tanzania
- Lambert Messan (1940-2013), Nigerien diplomat
- Lambert Haimbuchner (* 1941), Austrian politician (FPÖ)
- Lambert Lütkenhorst (* 1948), Mayor of Dorsten
- Lambert Mende (* 1953), Congolese politician
- Lambert Dinzinger (* 1956), German sports journalist
- Lambert Wilson (* 1958), French actor and baritone
- Lambert Wiesing (* 1963), German philosopher
- Lambert Ringlage (* 1966), German musician
Lambertus
- Lambertus Johannes Bot (1897–1988), Dutch author, anti-militarist and anarchist
- Lambertus Johannes van Heygen (1920–2007), Archbishop of Bertoua in Cameroon
- Lambertus Christiaan Grijns (* 1962), Dutch diplomat
- Lambertus Hortensius (around 1500–1574), Dutch humanist and Roman Catholic clergyman
- Lambertus de Jong (1825–1867), seventh Old Catholic Bishop of Haarlem
- Lambertus Peletier (* 1937), Dutch mathematician
- Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus (1894–1951), Dutch entomologist, lepidopterist and plant collector
family name
A.
- Adam Lambert (* 1982), American singer and musical actor
- Adam Lambert (snowboarder) (born 1997), Australian snowboarder
- Adeja Lambert (* 1996), American volleyball player
- Alain Lambert (writer) (1931–2008), French writer and cellist
- Alain Lambert (politician) (* 1946), French politician and finance minister
- Alan Lambert , American basketball coach
- Albert Lambert (actor) (1865–1941), French theater and silent film actor
- Albert Bond Lambert (1875–1946), American golfer and aviation pioneer
- Alexander Lambert (1863-1929), Polish-American composer, pianist and music teacher
- Amraal Lambert († 1864), Namibian traditional leader
- André Lambert (architect) (1851–1929), Swiss architect
- André Lambert (artist) (1884–1967), son of the architect of the same name and artist working in Paris
- Andreas Lambert († 1894), Namibian traditional leader
- Andrew Lambert (* 1956), British naval historian
- Anne-Louise Lambert (* 1955), Australian actress
- Arthur Lambert (1891–1983), German athletics coach
- August Lambert (1916–1945), German pilot
- Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1761–1842), English botanist
B.
- Bernhard Maria Lambert OSB (1931–2014), Belgian religious and abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Scheyern Abbey
- Betty Lambert (1894–1969), Belgian-Swiss aristocrat and escape assistant
- Bob Lambert (1874-1956) Irish badminton and cricketer
C.
- Charles Lambert (reporter) (1900 – after 1939), British reporter
- Charles Lambert (writer) (born 1953), English writer
- Charles Lucièn Lambert ( Lucièn Lambert Sr .; 1828 / 1829–1896), American composer
- Christophe Lambert (entrepreneur) (1964–2016), French entrepreneur and film producer
- Christophe Lambert (writer) (* 1969), French writer
- Christophe Lambert (Judoka) (* 1985), German judoka
- Christophe Lambert (soccer player) (* 1987), Swiss-French soccer player
- Christophe Guy Denis Lambert , real name of Christopher Lambert (* 1957), French-American actor
- Claude Guillaume Lambert (1726–1794), French judge and minister
- Constant Lambert (1905–1951), British composer
D.
- Dan Lambert (* 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
- Daniel Lambert (1770–1809), English heaviest man of his time
- Dave Lambert (singer) (1917–1966), American jazz singer
- Dave Lambert (guitarist) (born 1949), British guitarist and singer-songwriter
- David Lambert (trombonist) , American jazz trombonist and music teacher
- David Lambert (screenwriter) (* 1974), Belgian screenwriter and director
- David Lambert (actor) (born 1992), American actor
- David L. Lambert (* 1939), British astronomer
- Denny Lambert (* 1970), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Donald Lambert (1904–1962), American jazz pianist
E.
- Eduard Lambert , Namibian traditional guide
- Edward Howard Lambert (1915-2003), American physician and neurophysiologist
- Eleanor Lambert (1903-2003), American journalist
- Erwin Lambert (1909–1976), German bricklayer and party functionary (NSDAP)
- Eugène Lambert (1825–1900), French painter
F.
- François-Michel Lambert (* 1966), French politician
- Frank Lambert (inventor) (1851–1937), French-American inventor
- Frank Lambert (ornithologist) (* 1958), British ornithologist and ecologist
- Frank L. Lambert (* 1918), American chemist and university professor
- Franz Lambert (* 1948), German organist and composer
- Franz Lambert of Avignon (1487–1530), French theologian
- Friedrich Lambert (1869 – after 1945), German doctor and member of parliament (NSDAP)
- Fritz Lambert (actually Luis Frederic Lambert ; 1882–1952), Saxon court photographer and German psychotherapist
G
- Gavin Lambert (1924-2005), British-American writer and screenwriter
- George Lambert (painter) (1700–1763), English landscape painter
- George Lambert (officer) (1796–1869), British admiral
- George Lambert (singer) (1900–1971), Canadian singer and music teacher
- George Lambert (cricketer) (1919–1991), English cricketer
- George Lambert (Modern Pentathlon) (1928–2012), American Modern Pentathlon
- George Washington Lambert (1873-1930), Australian painter
- Gunther Lambert (1928–2015), German entrepreneur, designer and interior designer
- Gustav Richard Lambert (1846–1907), Singaporean and German court photographer and photo studio owner
H
- Hannes Lambert (* 1980), German singer, actor and speaker
- Hans-Georg Lambert (1939–2015), German football player
- Heidi Lambert-Lang (* 1937), German judge
- Helmut Lambert (1904–1944?), German SA brigade leader and district president
J
- Jack Lambert (actor, 1899) (1899–1976), British actor
- Jack Lambert (soccer player) (1902-1940), English soccer player
- Jack Lambert (actor, 1920) (1920–2002), American actor
- Jack Lambert ( American football player ) (born 1952), American football player
- Jack Lambert (soccer player, 1999) (born 1999), English soccer player
- Jean Lambert (* 1950), British politician (Green Party)
- Jean-François de Saint-Lambert (1716–1803), French soldier, poet, philosopher and author
- Jeannette Lambert (* 1965), Canadian-Dutch jazz singer
- Jérôme Lambert (* 1957), French politician
- Jerry Lambert (1940-2015), American jockey
- Johann Lambert von Babo (1725–1799), German town clerk
- Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728–1777), Swiss-German mathematician and philosopher
- Johann Karl Lambert (1671–1749), German musician and conductor
- John Lambert (General, 1619) (1619–1684), English general and politician
- John Lambert (politician) (1746–1823), American politician (New Jersey)
- John Lambert (General, 1772) (1772–1847), British general
- John William Lambert (1860–1952), American inventor and automobile pioneer
- José Lambert Filho (1929–2007), Brazilian clergyman, Archbishop of Sorocaba
- Jürgen Lambert (* 1936), German politician (CDU)
K
- Karin Lambert-Butenschön (* 1957), German journalist
- Kurt Lambert (1908–1967), German painter
L.
- Léopold Lambert (1854–1935), French slot machine maker
- Lloyd Lambert (1928–1995), American bass player
- Lothar Lambert (* 1944), German director
- Louis Lambert , pseudonym of Patrick Gilmore (composer) (1829-1892), American military bandmaster and composer
- Louis Eugène Lambert (1825–1900), French painter
- Lucièn Lambert Sr. (1828 / 1829–1896), American composer, see Charles Lucièn Lambert
- Lucien-Léon Guillaume Lambert ( Lucien Lambert Jr .; 1858–1945), French composer and pianist
M.
- Marcel Lambert (1919–2000), Canadian lawyer and politician
- Marthe Lambert (* 1936), French long jumper, hurdler and pentathlete
- Mary Lambert (born 1950), American director
- Michael J. Lambert (* 1944), American psychologist and university professor
- Michel Lambert (1610–1696), French composer
- Michel Lambert (drummer) (* 1959), Canadian jazz musician
- Mike Lambert (* 1974), American volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Mieszko II. Lambert (990-1034), Polish king
- Miranda Lambert (born 1983), American country singer
P
- Paul Lambert (* 1969), Scottish football player
- Paul Lambert (author) (1918–2004), Swiss playwright and documentary filmmaker
- Paul Lambert (special effects artist) , visual effects specialist and Oscar winner
- Paula Lambert (actually Susanne Frömel ; * 1974), German author and columnist
- Pee Wee Lambert (1924–1965), American country musician and mandolin player
- Percy E. Lambert (1881–1913), English automobile pioneer and racing driver
- Peter Lambert (1859–1939), German rose breeder
- Peter Lambert (rower) (* 1986), British rower
- Phyllis Lambert (* 1927), Canadian architect
- Pierre Lambert (1920–2008), French politician
R.
- Raoul Lambert (* 1944), Belgian football player
- Ray Lambert (1922-2009), Welsh football player
- Raymond Lambert (1914–1997), Swiss mountaineer
- Rickie Lambert (* 1982), English football player
- Robert Hugues-Lambert (1908–1945), French actor and Nazi victim
S.
- Stephen Lambert (media manager) (* 1959), British media manager
- Stephen Lambert (hockey player) (born 1979), Australian field hockey player
- Stephen D. Lambert (* 1960), British ancient historian and epigraphist
- Steve Lambert (* 1976), American artist
T
- Thomas Lambert (* 1984), Swiss freestyle skier
V
- Valérie Lambert (* 1988), Canadian short tracker
W.
- Walther Lambert (1908–1987), German transport scientist
- Wilfred George Lambert (1926–2011), British ancient orientalist and archaeologist
Y
- Yumi Lambert (* 1995), Belgian model
- Yvon Lambert (gallery owner) (* 1936), French gallery owner
- Yvon Lambert (ice hockey player) ( Yvon Pierre Lambert ; * 1950), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Yvon Lambert (photographer) (* 1955), Luxembourgish photographer
stage name
- Lambert (musician) (* 1982/1983), German pianist and composer
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Bahlow : German name dictionary. Family and first names explained according to their origin and meaning. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1972 (Suhrkamp Taschenbuch 65), p. 306, ISBN 3-5183-6565-7 .