Lombard

Lombard may refer to:

• Lombards, a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774
• Lombard language, a language of the Romance group spoken in Lombardy, eastern Piedmont, the Canton of Ticino and parts of Trentino
• Lombard (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
• Lombard Street (disambiguation), several streets
• Lombard banking, a general term for a historical banking system developed in medieval Lombardy, a region of what is now Italy

Lombards

The Lombards or Longobards were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774. The Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the Historia Langobardorum that the Lombards descended from a small tribe called the Winnili, who dwelt in southern Scandinavia (Scandza) before migrating to seek new lands.

Lombard language

The Lombard language, also known as Lombardic, is a member of the Cisalpine or Gallo-Italic group within the Romance languages. It is spoken natively in Northern Italy and Southern Switzerland.

Lombard (surname)

Lombard is a surname of Italian origin. Notable people with the surname include:

• Carole Lombard, American actress
• Louis Lombard, French historian
• George Lombard, American baseball player

Lombard Street

Lombard Street may refer to:

• Lombard Street (San Francisco), a famous road in San Francisco, California, known for its steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns
• Lombard Street (Baltimore), a street in Baltimore, Maryland
• Lombard Street (London), a street notable for its connections with the City of London's merchant, banking and insurance industries

Lombard banking

Lombard banking refers to the historical banking system developed in medieval Lombardy, a region of what is now Italy. The term "Lombard" is also used to describe a pawn shop or a type of banking involving the use of movable goods as collateral.

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