Lambert

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.

Austria

Latin: ● 928 Landperht (nom) UrkStyria 18; c1100 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 89
Early New High German: ● 1537 Lamprecht (nom) ChronSH p. 12; 1559 Lamprecht (nom) ibid. p. 12; 1586 Lamprecht (nom) ibid. p. 11

Belgium

Latin: ● 1050 Lambertus (nom) CRS-2-5 p. 232; 1106 Lamberto (dat) CartStBert 2; 1107 Lambertum (acc) ibid. 3, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 3; 1116 Lamberti (gen) ibid. 7, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 7; 1119 Lamberte (voc) ibid. 8, Lamberti (gen) ibid. 8, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 8; 1120 Lamberti (gen) ibid. 9, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 9; c1130 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 12; 1133 Lamberto (abl) ibid. 13; 1138 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 14; 1151 Lambertum (acc) ibid. 17; 1165 Lamberti (gen) ibid. 18, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 18; 1169 Lamberti (gen) ibid. 20; 1179 Lambertum (acc) ibid. 24; 1190 Lamberto (abl) ibid. 27, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 27; ◑ 1169 Lambini (gen) CartStBert 20; 1190 Lammekinus (nom) ibid. 27
Middle Dutch: ● 1336 Lammerechte (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 27
Dutch: ● 1597x1598 Lambrecht BoonenGes p. 325
Middle French: ● 1351 Lambert AnNam p. 144

Brabant

Latin: ● 1312 Lambertus (nom) JeanIII p. 33

Czech Republic

Latin: ● 1400 Lambertus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 20

England

Latin: ● 1181 Lambertus (nom) StPaulDom p. 114; 1189 Lambert (nom) GASurv p. 174, Lamberti (gen) ibid. p. 174, Lambertus (nom) ibid. p. 172; 1222 lamberti (gen) StPaulDom p. 32; 1240 Lamberti (gen) ibid. p. 120; 1381 Lamberti (gen) FenPT-2 p. 9, Lambertus (nom) ibid. p. 6
Dutch: ● 1571 Lambert AuFr Pietersen; 1574 Lambert ibid. Pieters; 1576 Lambert ibid. Pieters, Lambrecht ibid. Lambrechts; 1580 Lambrecht ibid. Pietersen; 1582 Lambrecht ibid. Laken; 1583 Lambrecht ibid. Pieters; 1584 Lambrecht ibid. Lake; 1585 Lambert ibid. Willemsen, Lambrecht ibid. Late; 1586 Lambert ibid. Pieters; 1587 Lambrecht ibid. Willemsz; 1588 Lambrecht ibid. Laeck; 1589 Lambrecht ibid. Jansz; 1590 Lambert ibid. Hil, Lambrecht ibid. Laere; 1591 Lambert ibid. Jansen, Lambrecht ibid. Laken; 1592 Lambert ibid. Jansen; 1593 Lambrecht ibid. Laeken; 1594 Lambrecht ibid. Jansz; 1596 Lambrecht ibid. Jansz; 1597 Lambrecht ibid. Willemsz; 1598 Lambert ibid. Jansen
Early Modern English: ● 1599 Lambert DEmar-vol2 p. 40
Middle French: ● 1577 Lambert WCS p. 13
Walloon: ● 1582/3 Lambert RWC p. 563; 1583 Lambert ibid. p. 437; 1595 Lambert ibid. 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: ● 657 Landebertus (nom) DCEL-2 CCCXXVIII; c823 Lantbertus (nom) irminon-vol2 5, Gaugiacum; 876 Lambertus (nom) InsMacon XI; 878 Lambertus (nom) ibid. XII; 937x93 Lanberti (gen) St-Barnard-Romans no. 80; 941x86 Lanberto (abl) ibid. no. 92, Lanbertus (nom) ibid. no. 92; 11thC Lambertus (nom) CartSPL1 I; 1022 Lambertus (nom) DocMonSav p. 99; 1030 Lambertus (nom) StVdM-II 712; 1058 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 694; 1060 Lamberti (gen) ibid. 730; 1082x87 Lanbertus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans no. 120; 1088 Lamberti (gen) CartSPL1 VI, Lambertus (nom) ibid. VI; 1090 Lamberti (gen) ibid. VII; 1093 Lambertum (acc) ibid. VIII; 1101 Lamberti (gen) ibid. X; 1101x1105 Lamberti (gen) ibid. XI; 1101x1120 Lamberti (gen) CartStPC XXIV; 1101x1129 Lambertus (nom) ibid. XLI; 1105x1113 Lamberti (gen) CartSPL1 XII; 1108 Lanbertus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans no. 155; a1116 Lambertus (nom) CartStPC XX; 1123 Lambertus (nom) CartYonne1 CXXXIV, Lanbertus (nom) ibid. CXXXV; 1125 Lamberto (abl) CartStBert 10; 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 Labertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 10, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 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; 1168 Lamberti (gen) ibid. 133; c1170 Lamberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIV; 1171 Lambertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 140; 1172 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 148; 1174 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 160; 1179 Lamberti (gen) ibid. 176, Lamberto (abl) ibid. 176, Lambertum (acc) ibid. 175, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 174; c1200 Lambertus (nom) CartSavII 201; 1202 Lambertus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XXXVII; 1205 Lambertus (nom) ibid. XXXIII; 1209 Lambertus (nom) ibid. XXXIV; 1214 Lambertus (nom) ibid. LXXX; 1239 Lamberti (gen) ibid. CLX, Lambertus (nom) ibid. CLX; 1255 Lambertus (nom) ArrestReg-volI I, Candlemas; 1260 Lambertum (acc) ibid. IV, Pentecost, Lambertus (nom) ibid. IV, Pentecost; 1263 Lamberto (abl) NDParisII 1-V; 1267 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 2-II; 1273 Lamberti (gen) ibid. 2-XLIII; 1274 Lambertus (nom) RHF-VIII p. 60; 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; 1301 Lambers (nom) ArchReimsII1 XVIII; 1313 Lambert Paris1313 p. 38; ◑ 1313 Lambelin Paris1313 p. 107
Middle French: ● 1418 Lambert DdB1418 p. 196, HGParis p. 372; 1421 Lambert favier 417; 1423 Lambert ibid. 306; 1563 Lambert RegPCC-1 p. 41; ◑ 1418 Lambin DdB1418 p. 197, HGParis p. 373

Germany

Latin: ● 802 Lantperht (nom) FRA-XXXL 8; 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; 1186 Lambertus (nom) quix-vol2 123; 1197 Lambertus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 I; 1216 Lampertus (nom) hennes-vol1 26; 1222 Lambertus (nom) quix-vol2 134; 1225 Lambertus (nom) hennes-vol1 69; 1229 Lambertus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 X; 1238 Lambertus (nom) ibid. XVI; 1239 Lambertus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XXIV; 1257 Lambertus (nom) ibid. no. LI; 1259 Lambertus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI, Lampertus (nom) ibid. XXXI; 1261 Lamberto (abl) UrkMeck1 no. LIV; 1262 Lambertus (nom) ibid. no. LV; 1271 Lamperto (abl) hennes-vol1 220; 1310 Lamberti (gen) VFBStralsund 9, Lambertum (acc) ibid. 1; 1401 lamberto (dat) HD1401 no. 10
Middle High German: ● 1282 Lambrecht (nom) hennes-vol1 284
Early New High German: ● 1497 Lamprecht Nurn1497 355

Hungary

Latin: ● 1317 Lamperti (gen) CDH-VIII-II X, Lamperto (abl) ibid. XV

Ireland

Latin: ● fin12thC Lambertus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 9

Israel

Latin: ● 1115 Lamberto (abl) CartNDJosaphat VI, Lambertus (nom) ibid. VI; 1120 Lamberto (abl) ibid. VIII, Lambertus (nom) ibid. VIII

Italy

Latin: ● 9thCx10thC Lanberti (gen) InvLucca1 I, Lanbertus (nom) ibid. I; 1079 Lamberto (abl) CartSPL1 V; 1282 lamberto (dat) DSS5-1-4 XV; 1285 Lamberti (gen) Perugia1285 p. 153; 1367 Lamberti (gen) Livi 148; 1368 Lamberti (gen) ibid. 217; 1464 Lambertus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; ◑ 1198 Lambertini (gen) ChStBo1 III, Lambertino (abl) ibid. III, Lambertucio (abl) ibid. III

Latvia

Latin: ● 1286 Lamberto (dat) RigSB 5; 1287 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 491, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 1035; 1288 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 1039; 1289 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 1049; 1290 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 1069; 1291 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 1075; 1292 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 236; 1295 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 173; 1296 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 257; 1297 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 824, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 802; 1299 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 368; 1300 Lambertus (nom) ibid. 852; 1301 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 306; 1303 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 449, Lambertus (nom) ibid. 449; 1305 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 922; 1307 Lamberto (dat) ibid. 944
Middle Low German: ● 1463 Lambrech Arbusow p. 99

The Netherlands

Latin: ● 1268 lamberti (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 295; 1291 lamberti (gen) ibid. p. 297; 1297 lambertus (nom) ibid. p. 297; 1373 lamberti (gen) ibid. p. 303; 1387 lamberti (gen) ibid. p. 304, lambertus (nom) ibid. p. 304
Middle Dutch: ● 1380 Lambertss (gen) GesOIJ-4 p. 186; 1383 Lamberts (gen) ibid. p. 186, Lambertus (nom) ibid. p. 186; 1441 Lambert (nom) GesOIJ-3 p. 85

Poland

Latin: ● 1251 Lampertus (nom) hennes-vol1 141; 1269 Lambertus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXIV; 1289 Lamberti (gen) ibid. no. LXXXVII

Sweden

Latin: ● 1350 Lambertus (nom) SDHK no. 6045
Old Swedish: ● 1524 Lambrect (nom) HGS p. 154; 1525 Lambrect (nom) ibid. p. 155
Early Modern Swedish: ● 1526 Lambrect (nom) HGS p. 155; 1527 Lambrect (nom) ibid. p. 155

Switzerland

Latin: ● 1163 Lambertus (nom) CartHaut 13; 1179 Lanbertus (nom) ibid. 24; 1195 Lambertus (nom) CartChart 2; 1235 Lamberti (gen) CLC p. 33, Lamberto (dat) ibid. p. 47, Lambertum (acc) ibid. p. 33, Lambertus (nom) ibid. p. 33; 1466 Lamberti (gen) MHCG2 233

Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Lambert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Lambert.