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:

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History and culture

Language

People

Commerce

Locations

Computing

Other

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

★ Peter Lombard, a scholastic philosopher and bishop of the 12th century

★ Lambert Lombard, a Flemish Renaissance architect

★ Louise Lombard, a British actress

★ George Lombard, Major League Baseball player

★ Yvonne Lombard, a Swedish actress known from 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 in Philadelphia

★ Lombard Street, Centurion in South Africa
It is also the name of several places:

★ Lombard, Illinois

★ Lombard, Doubs, a commune of the Doubs ''département'' in France

★ Lombard, Jura, a commune of the Jura ''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'' is a 1901 novel by Annie Sophie Cory writing as Victoria Cross.

★ A British English acronym for "Lots of Money, But A Real Dickhead"