Lombard

Lombard

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:

History and culture

*Lombard banking, Lombard is a historical term for pawn shops or moneychangers in the Middle Ages
*Lombard League, a medieval alliance of some 30 cities in Northern Italy
*Lombard rhythm, a musical rhythm, especially used in Baroque music
*Lombardy, the region of northern Italy dominated by the Lombards

Language

*The current Lombard language, a Romance language spoken in parts of Switzerland and Northern Italy, and divided into Eastern Lombard and Western Lombard.
*The extinct Lombardic language ("Longobardic"), a Germanic language spoken by the Longobards

People

*The family names Lombardo and Lombardi
*Carole Lombard (1908-1942), a Hollywood actress
*George Lombard (b.1975), Major League Baseball player
*Gustav Lombard (1895-1992), German General of the Waffen SS
*Lambert Lombard (1505–1566), a Flemish Renaissance architect
*Louise Lombard (b.1970), a British actress
*Peter Lombard ("c."1100-1160) , a scholastic philosopher and bishop of the 12th century
*Yvonne Lombard (b.1929), a Swedish actress known from the film "A Lesson in Love"

Commerce

*ICICI Lombard, an insurance company in India
*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 Bank, a bank in Malta
*Lombard Canada, an insurance company in Canada
*Lombard (chainsaw), a brand of chainsaws
*Lombard credit, a form of lending used by central banks
*Lombard Direct, an insurance company in the United Kingdom
*Lombard Odier Darrier Hentsch, a private bank in Switzerland
*Lombard Risk, a risk management software company

Locations

*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
*Lombard, Illinois, United States

Lombard Street

*Lombard Street, London
*Lombards Street, Paris France
*Lombard Street, Philadelphia
*Lombard Street, San Francisco
*Lombard Street, Portland, Oregon

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

*A British acronym for "Lots Of Money, But A Real Dickhead"
*"Anna Lombard", a 1901 novel by Annie Sophie Cory writing as Victoria Cross
*Lombard (band), Polish rock band
*Lombard College, a now defunct institution of higher education in Galesburg, Illinois
*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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