# Lambert

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlæmbɚt/ · frequency rank #10,718

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A crater in Moon; A lunar impact crater.

## Etymology
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 Lantberht, Dutch Lambrecht.

## Easily confused with
- **lumber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lambert-vs-lumber)
- **lament** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lambert-vs-lament)
- **Lambeth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lambert-vs-lambeth)

## Common misspellings (11)
`almbert`, `labmert`, `lambbert`, `lamberrt`, `lambertt`, `lambetr`, `lambret`, `lamebrt`, `lammbert`, `llambert`, `lmabert`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lambert