Lombard 92917 217827684 2008-06-07T21:38:55Z 91.164.8.118 /* Locations */ {| style="float: right; clear: right; background-color: transparent" |- |{{TOCright}} |- {{wiktionarypar|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== *[[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]]. ==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]] *[[U.S. Route 30 in Oregon|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)|Jura]] ''département'' in France *[[Lombard, Hautes-Alpes]], a hamlet of the [[Hautes-Alpes (département)|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). {{disambig}} [[de:Lombard]] [[fr:Lombard]] [[it:Lombard]] [[hu:Lombard]] [[nl:Lombard]] [[pl:Lombard]]