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The term Lombard refers to members of or things related, directly or indirectly, to the Lombards (Longobardi), a Germanic tribe that dominated northern Italy and adjoining areas from the 6th to 8th centuries. The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from Uses of the term include:
History and culture
- Lombardy, the region of northern Italy dominated by the Lombards
- Lombard League, a medieval alliance of some 30 cities in Northern Italy
- Lombard banking, Lombard is a historical term for pawn shops or moneychangers in the Middle Ages
- Lombard rhythm, a musical rhythm, especially used in Baroque music
Language
- The extinct Lombardic language (Longobardic), a Germanic language spoken by the Longobards
- The current Lombard language, a Romance language spoken in parts of Switzerland and Northern Italy, and divided into Eastern Lombard and Western Lombard. Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the The Lombard League was an alliance formed around 1167, which at its apex included most of the cities of Northern Italy (although its membership changed in Lombard banking refers to the historical use of the term 'Lombard' for a Pawn shop in the Middle Ages a type of banking that originated with the prosperous northern Italian The Lombard rhythm or Scotch snap is a Rhythm associated primarily with Baroque music, generally consisting of a stressed Sixteenth note or semiquaver Lombardic or Langobardic is the extinct language of the Lombards ( Langobardi) the Germanic speaking settlers in Italy in the Lombard is a language spoken mainly in Northern Italy (most of Lombardy and some areas of neighbouring regions notably the eastern side of Piedmont Eastern Lombard is a group of related dialects spoken in the eastern side of Lombardy, mainly in the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia and Western Lombard is a Romance language spoken in Italy, in the Lombard provinces of Milan, Monza, Varese, Como
People
- The family names Lombardo and Lombardi
- Carole Lombard, a Hollywood actress
- George Lombard, Major League Baseball player
- Gustav Lombard, German General of the Waffen SS
- Lambert Lombard, a Flemish Renaissance architect
- Louise Lombard, a British actress
- Peter Lombard, a scholastic philosopher and bishop of the 12th century
- Yvonne Lombard, a Swedish actress known from the film A Lesson in Love
Commerce
- Le Lombard (or Editions Lombard), the Belgian comic book publisher that launched Tintin magazine and the comic books Michel Vaillant and Blake and Mortimer
- Lombard Canada, an insurance company in Canada
- ICICI Lombard, an insurance company in India
- Lombard Direct, an insurance company in the United Kingdom
- Lombard Risk, a risk management software company
- Lombard Bank, a bank in Malta
- Lombard Odier Darrier Hentsch, a private bank in Switzerland
- Lombard credit, a form of lending used by central banks
- Lombard (chainsaw), a brand of chainsaws
- Lombard's Liquors, private Liquor Store in Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa
Locations
The surname has also led to the creation of several "Lombard Street" such as:
- Lombard Street, London
- Lombard Street, San Francisco
- Lombard Street, Baltimore in Baltimore
- Lombard Street, Dublin in Dublin
- Lombard Street, Philadelphia
- Lombard Street, Portland, Oregon
- Lombard Street, Centurion in South Africa
It is also the name of several places:
- Lombard, Illinois, United States
- Lombard, Doubs, a commune of the Doubs département in France
- Lombard, Jura, a commune of the Jura département in France
- Lombard, Hautes-Alpes, a hamlet of the Hautes-Alpes département in France
Computing
- Lombard Prototype, a prototype of one of the first pen-based computers, built by GO Corporation
- Lombard, codename of third generation PowerBook G3 laptop computers made by Apple Computer from 1999 to 2001
Other
- Lombard College, a now defunct institution of higher education in Galesburg, Illinois
- Lombard (band), Polish rock band
- Anna Lombard, a 1901 novel by Annie Sophie Cory writing as Victoria Cross
- A British acronym for "Lots of Money, But A Real Dickhead"
- Lombard (Miami Vice), an episode from the Miami Vice television series, that references a character played by Dennis Farina
- Lombard effect, a phenomenon in which a speaker or singer involuntarily raises his or her vocal intensity in the presence of high levels of sound (especially noise). Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated George Paul Lombard (born September 14 1975 in Atlanta Georgia) is an Outfielder in Major League Baseball. Gustav Lombard ( April 10, 1895 &ndash September 18,1992 was a Waffen-SS General in Nazi Germany. The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron" Lambert Lombard ( Liège, 1505 &ndash 1566 was a Renaissance painter architect and theorist for the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. Louise Lombard ( Louise Maria Perkins born on 13 September, 1970) is an English actress. Peter Lombard or Petrus Lombardus; (c 1100 — July 20, 1160 in Paris) was a scholastic theologian and Bishop and author Yvonne Lombard, born 28 may 1929 in Stockholm, Swedish Actress. A Lesson in Love (Swedish En lektion i kärlek) is a 1954 film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Le Lombard or Lombard Editions is a Belgian Comic book publisher established in 1946 when the Tintin magazine ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited is a 7426 joint venture between ICICI Bank Limited and Canada based Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Lombard Direct is a British -based Finance company that specialise in Loans and Insurance, founded in 1995 Lombard Bank Malta Plc is one of Malta 's major banks together with Bank of Valletta, HSBC Bank Malta and APS Bank. Lombard credit is the granting of credit by banks against pledged items mostly in the form of securities or life insurance policies Lombard Street is a street in the City of London. It runs north-west from the corner of the Bank of England, where it meets a major intersection including Lombard Street is an east-west Street in San Francisco, California. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Lombard Street is an east-west street in Center City, Philadelphia Pennsylvania. In the US state of Oregon, US Route 30, a major east-west US Highway, runs from its western terminus in Astoria to the Idaho The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Lombard, "The Lilac Village" is a Suburb of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois. Lombard is a commune in the Doubs department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France. Lombard is a village and commune in the Jura département, in the French region of Franche-Comté. Jura is a department in the east of France named after the Jura mountains (not to be confused with the Swiss canton of Jura GO Corporation was founded in 1987 to create Software for Mobile computers and Personal digital assistants It was famous not only for its pioneering work The PowerBook G3 was a professional line of laptop Macintosh computers made by Apple Computer between 1997 and 2000 Lombard College was a college located in Galesburg Illinois. History Lombard College was founded in 1853 by the Universalist Church as the Lombard is a Polish pop-rock band founded in 1981 Discography Śmierć dyskotece (1983 Live (1983 Anna Lombard is a New Woman novel by Annie Sophie Cory writing as Victoria Cross. The following is an episode list for the 1980s undercover cop Television series Miami Vice.
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