 - The Lombards or Longobards or Langobards were the Germanic tribe who gave their name to Lombardy, an administrative entity in Northern Italy.
- Lombardy as a linguistic and cultural area comprises Italian Lombardy, the Swiss Canton Ticino (Tessin) and three valleys of the Swiss Canton Grisons (Graub?nden), in addition to some minor neighbouring areas.
- The Western Romance varieties spoken there are dialects of the Lombard language, which include Eastern Lombard, a variety spoken in Italy, and Western Lombard, which includes Milanese.
- The Lombard League of Italian communes countered the Imperial claims of Frederick Barbarossa.
- Lombard, the name of an insurance and finance company in the United Kingdom
- Lombard College, a now-defunct institution of higher education formerly in Galesburg, Illinois.
- The name, Lombard, connected with Italian merchants, has been given to some other "Lombard Streets" such as:
- Lombard Street, in the City of London
- Lombard Street, in Philadelphia
- Lombard Street, in San Francisco
- Lombard Street, in Baltimore
Lombard is the name of several towns: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - Lombard, a commune of the Doubs d?partement in France
- Lombard, a commune of the Jura in France
- Lombard, Illinois
Lombard is a surname (see also Lombardi): ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - Carole Lombard was a Hollywood actress.
- Peter Lombard was a scholastic philosopher and bishop of the 12th century.
- Lombard rhythm is the name of a musical rhythm, especially in Baroque music.
- Le Lombard or Editions Lombard is a Belgian comic book publisher.
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