Lombard
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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. Uses of the term include:
[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] People
- The family names Lombardo and Lombardi
- Carole Lombard, a Hollywood actress
- George Lombard, Major League Baseball player
- 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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, 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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).
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