Lambert

Where Lambert comes from

From Middle English Lambert, from Old French Lambert, a saint's name (of a Bishop of Maastricht) brought to England by the Normans, from Proto-West Germanic *Landaberht, from *land (“land”) + *berht (“bright”). Cognate with Old English Landbeorht, Old High German Lantbërht, Dutch Lambrecht.
— Wiktionary's entry for Lambert
  • Germanic
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1505
    Lambert Lombard born
    Flemish painter
  2. 1881
    First appearance
    #595 among boys, 9 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1900
    Peak, #555
    19 babies named Lambert — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1901
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #943.
  5. 1958
    Lambert Wilson born
    French actor
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Lambert Wilson · French actor, born 1958
  • Lambert Lombard · Flemish painter, 1505–1566
  • Lambert Simnel · Imposter-pretender to the throne of England, 1477–1535
  • Lambert Hillyer · Film director, Screenwriter, 1893–1969
  • Lambert II, Count of Louvain · Count of Leuven from 1033 to 1054, died 1054

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.