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Lombard can refer to many things:

A member of the Lombards - the Germanic tribe that dominated Austria, parts of Switzerland and most of Northern Italy from the 5th century to the 8th century, and whose cultural and linguistic heritage is still noticeable in Italian Lombardy, the Swiss Canton Ticino/Tessin and three valleys of the Swiss Canton Graubünden, in addition to some minor neighbouring areas.

The extinct Lombardic language - a Germanic language spoken by the Lombards.

The current Lombard language - a Romance language spoken in parts of Switzerland and Northern Italy, and divided into Eastern Lombard and Western Lombard.

The Lombard League - the alliance of some 30 cities in Northern Italy which existed off and on between 1167 and 1250 to counter Fredrick I and Fredrick II.

Lombard rhythm - a musical rhythm, especially used in Baroque music.

It can also be a surname (see also Lombardi):

• Carole Lombard - a Hollywood actress.
• Peter Lombard - a scholastic philosopher and bishop of the 12th century.
• The surname has been the source of several company names and names of institutions:
  • Lombard College - a now defunct institution of higher education in Galesburg, Illinois.
  • Le Lombard (or Editions Lombard) - the Belgian comic book publisher that launched Tintin and The Smurfs.
  • Lombard Canada - an insurance company in Canada
  • ICICI Lombard - an insurance company in India
  • Lombard Direct - an insurance company in the United Kingdom
• The surname has also led to the creation of several "Lombard Street" such as:
  • Lombard Street in the City of London
  • Lombard Street in San Francisco
  • Lombard Street in Baltimore
  • Lombard Street in Dublin
  • Lombard Street in Philadelphia

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 in France