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Lambert

Pronunciation: /ˈlæmbɚt/

The English word “Lambert” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. 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 Lantbërht, Dutch Lambrecht.

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