# Lombard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɒmbɑːd/ · frequency rank #28,980

## Definitions
1. A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.
2. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy, Italy.
3. A banker or moneylender.
4. A Lombard house.
5. A kind of Spanish cannon of the 16th century.

## Etymology
From Middle English Lombard, Lumbard, borrowed from Old French Lombard, Lombart (“a Lombard”), from Late Latin langobardus, longobardus (“a Lombard”), from Germanic, derived from the Proto-Germanic *langabardaz from elements *langaz + *bardaz; equivalent to long + beard. Some sources derive the second element instead from Proto-Germanic *bardǭ, *barduz (“axe”), related to German Barte (“axe”). Doublet of Langobard and longbeard. Compare with Old English Langbeardas (“Lombards”).

## Easily confused with
- **lumbar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lombard-vs-lumbar)
- **Lombardi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lombard-vs-lombardi)
- **Lombardo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lombard-vs-lombardo)
- **Lombardy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lombard-vs-lombardy)
- **Lampard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lampard-vs-lombard)

## Common misspellings (11)
`llombard`, `lmobard`, `lobmard`, `lomabrd`, `lombadr`, `lombardd`, `lombarrd`, `lombbard`, `lombrad`, `lommbard`, `olmbard`

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