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Lambert m. Old High German lant, Old Saxon land 'land' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

The name of a 7th C saint, a 9th C king of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor, the birth name of an 11th C pope, the name of an 11th C French saint, and the 12th C founder of the Beguines.

Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Lambertus (nom) JeanIII p. 33
England
English
● 1599 Lambert DEmar-vol2 p. 40
Estonia
Middle Low German
● 1378 Lamberd BbRT p. 335; 1383 Lambrecht ibid. p. 337; 1397 Lamberd ibid. p. 340; 1400 Lamberd ibid. p. 342; 1409 Lamberd ibid. p. 345; 1411 Lammerd ibid. p. 346; 1419 Lambert ibid. p. 348; 1420 Lamberd ibid. p. 349; 1421 Lamberd ibid. p. 349
France
Latin
● c823 Lantbertus (nom) irminon-vol2 5, Gaugiacum; 876 Lambertus (nom) InsMacon XI; 878 Lambertus (nom) ibid. XII; 937x93 Lanberti (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 80; 941x86 Lanberto (abl) ibid. no. 92, Lanbertus (nom) ibid. no. 92; 1082x87 Lanbertus (nom) ibid. no. 120; 1115 Lamberto (abl) CartNDJosaphat VI, Lambertus (nom) ibid. VI; a1116 Lambertus (nom) CartStPC XX; 1120 Lamberto (abl) CartNDJosaphat VIII, Lambertus (nom) ibid. VIII; 1135 Lamberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXVIII, clairvaux-12thc 7, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 7; 1138x62 Lamberto (abl) ibid. 60, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 60; c1140 Lamberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIII; 1143 Lambertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 10; 1147 Lamberto (abl) ibid. 14, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 14; 1147x1158 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 35; 1147x1162 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 42; c1150 Lamberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXIII; a1163 Lambertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 97; 1163–64 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 106; 1164 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 120; c1170 Lamberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIV; 1202 Lambertus (nom) ibid. XXXVII; 1205 Lambertus (nom) ibid. XXXIII; 1209 Lambertus (nom) ibid. XXXIV; 1214 Lambertus (nom) ibid. LXXX; 1255 Lambertus (nom) ArrestReg-volI I, Candlemas; 1260 Lambertum (acc) ibid. IV, Pentecost, Lambertus (nom) ibid. IV, Pentecost; 1301 Lamberti (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 199, Lambertus (nom) ibid. p. 208; 1378 Lamberti (gen) hanquetvol1 181, Lamberto (dat) ibid. 105, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 762; 1421 Lamberti (gen) favier p. 141
Old French
● 1296 Lambert paris1296 p. 6; 1313 Lambert Paris1313 p. 38
◑ 1313 Lambelin Paris1313 p. 107
Middle French
● 1418 Lambert HGParis p. 372; 1421 Lambert favier 417; 1423 Lambert ibid. 306
◑ 1418 Lambin HGParis p. 373
Germany
Latin
● 1086 Lambertus (nom) quix-vol1 61; 1135 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 64; 1136 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 98; 1168 Lamberto (abl) ibid. 65; 1173 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 81; 1216 Lampertus (nom) hennes-vol1 26; 1225 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 69; 1401 lamberto (dat) HD1401 no. 10
Early New High German
● 1497 Lamprecht Nurn1497 355
Italy
Latin
● 1285 Lamberti (gen) Perugia1285 p. 153
Latvia
Latin
● 1286 Lamberto (dat) RigSB 5
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