Lambert

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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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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

Latin: ● 1189 Lamberti (gen) GASurv p. 174, Lambertus (nom) ibid. p. 172
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; 1438 Lambert ibid. p. 361; 1440 Lambart ibid. p. 362; 1441 Lammert ibid. p. 363

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; 1030 Lambertus (nom) StVdM-II 712; 1058 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 694; 1060 Lamberti (gen) ibid. 730; 1082x87 Lanbertus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 120; 1101x1120 Lamberti (gen) CartStPC XXIV; 1101x1129 Lambertus (nom) ibid. XLI; 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; 1287 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 491; 1292 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 236; 1295 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 173; 1296 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 257; 1299 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 368; 1301 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 306; 1303 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 449, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 449
Middle Low German: ● 1463 Lambrech Arbusow p. 99

Poland

Latin: ● 1251 Lampertus (nom) hennes-vol1 141

Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Lambert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Lambert.