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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:
==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).
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