The Name Lambros?

[Orthodox Andrew]

My Great Grandfather was named Lambros, but I can't find much information on the name? Can somebody tell me what it means? And which Saints bear the name?

Thanks!

 

[Unified in Christ]

My Great Grandfather was named Lambros, but I can't find much information on the name? Can somebody tell me what it means? And which Saints bear the name?

Thanks!

Lambros (stress on -o-) in Greek means bright - brilliant - coruscant - effulgent - fulgent - glorious - gorgeous - lambent - lucent - refulgent - splendid.
The name Lambros (stress on -a-) derives from the Greek common (or folk) name of Pascha (Lambri-bright day). Therefore Lambros or Lambrini (feminine) celebrate their name day on the day of Pascha.

 

[eoe]

I was going to guess that it was related to Haralambos. Interesting that someone would have a nameday on pascha.

 

[Greg the byzantine]

I was going to guess that it was related to Haralambos. Interesting that someone would have a nameday on pascha.

A lot of people do use lambros or lambi, or even the English Harry as a shortened version of Charalambos so it very well may be.

 

[MariaRegina]

Reminiscent of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding

It looks like the Greek word 'Lambros' might be where we get the English word 'Lamp' from which we get light.

 

[Shubunkin]

Interesting.... I must pick up my book for learning Greek again someday.

 

[MariaRegina]

The Greeks have the fricative beta which is almost like a /b/ but not quite. It is also unvoiced like a /p/. And so in the evolution of the word lamp, the beta was replaced by the unvoiced /p/ and voila - the word "lamp".

 

[Greg the byzantine]

Reminiscent of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding

It looks like the Greek word 'Lambros' might be where we get the English word 'Lamp' from which we get light.

Yes .

Actually me and my mother talk about it sometimes, and laugh at how the greek word "lambros" turned into the word "lamp" . Then Greek Americans took the word "lamp" and call it a "lamba". So the Greek word got reabsorbed into the language, through English.

 

[Petronius]

The Latin word is lampas/lampadis.



The modern Greek language in relation to the ancient Greek is roughly the same as Neolatin (Romance) languages to classical Latin.

 

[Unified in Christ]

btw, if you're interested, there are a few names in the Greek tradition based on major feast days of Christ or the Theotokos, or of a saint that they're not so obvious or known:
-Theophanis (male), Theophania (female), Theopoula (female), Photios (male), Photini (female), Urania (only for girls-celestial or heavenly), Iordanis (male-Jordan), Peristera (females only-dove); January 6th (Theophany)
-Soterios (male-Saviour), Soteria (female), Morphoula (female-from metamorphosis); August 6th (Transformation)
-Christos (male, stress on -i-), Christina (female), Bethlehem (only for girls), Ephrosyni (only for girls-joy), Chrysavghi (girls only-golden dawn); December 25th (Nativity)
-Anastasios, Anastasia, Paschalis, Paschalina; Pascha (Anastasios from Anastasis-Resurrection)
-Anestis (only for guys); from the proclamation "Christ is Risen-Christos Anesti" (Pascha)
-Panagiotis (male), Panagiota (female), Symela or Sumela (from the Theotokos of Sumela, a monastery of Pontus), Theotokis or Theotokia (female); August 15th (Dormition. Panagiotis from Panagia, all-holy)
-Despina (only for girls, mistress, lady), Sultana (only for girls, the Turkish version of Despina). Interestingly enough in some islands (I know this is a custom in Crete par example), girls who are named Despina, if they're unmarried, celebrate their nameday on the feast of the entrance of the theotokos (November 21). If they're married on the other hand, on August 15
-Adamantios (male-diamonded??), Adamantia (female), Ismene (girls only-Jasmin). September 1st (The Beginning of the Church Year, or the Beginning of the Indiction. I don't have a clue why!!!)
-Asimakis (male-argentine or silver), Asimina (female), Malamatenia (girls only-of pure gold); February 3rd (don't have a clue why).
-Asimina; April 30 (Holy female Martyr Argyra, for asimi or argyros=silver)
-Chrysi or Chrysa (females only-golden); January 30 (The three Hierarchs). I think it's obvious: St.John Chrysostom>Chrysi or Chrysa
-Daphne (girls only), Vaios (male-palm), Vaia (female); Palm Sunday
-Drosoula (females only-little morning dew); March 22 (Holy Martyr Drosida, the ancient greek name for dew)
-Hellas (females only); March 25 (the annunciation, but also the commemoration of the greek revolution of 1821)
-Galatia (females omly); May 18 (Holy martyr Theodotus & the seven maiden martyrs of Galatia)
-Hierakina or Gerakina (girls only-haggard); June 1 (Holy martyr Hierax=Hawk)
-Chariklia (female), Chara (female), Charilaos (male); February 10 (St.Charalambos)
-Myrophora (female-myrrh bearer); Sunday of Myrrh-bearing women.
-Nephele (female-cloud); Holy Ascention.
-Nike (female); April 16
-Olympia (female); May 11 (St. Cyril & Methodius. St. Methodius spent 10 years as an officer among the Slavs & then he withdrew to Mount Olympus and dedicated himself to the monastic life of asceticism)
-Ortansia (female-hortensia); June 15
-Triada (female-Trinity); Monday of the Holy Spirit.
-Triantaphyllos (male), Triantaphyllia (female); August 8 (Holy Martyr Triantaphyllos-rose the flower)
-Tsampika (female); it's a strange & very rare Rhodian (Isle of Rhodes) name (Monastery of Theotokos the Tsampika); September 8 (Nativity of Theotokos)
-Orthodoxia (female only); Sunday of Orthodoxy
-Patrikios, Patrikia (female). Patrick; May 19 (Holy Martyr Patrick, Bishop of Prussa)
-Pentikosti (female-Pentecost). Holy Pentecost.
-Pigi (female-spring), Zisis (male), Zoe (female-life); Theotokos, the Life-Giving Spring.
-Prodromos (male-forerunner); January 7 (St. John the Forerunner)
-Sarantis or Sarantos (male); May 9 (the Holy Forty=Saranta Martyrs of Sebastea)
-Taxiarchis (male); November 8 (the Holy Taxiarchs)
-Valantios (male), Chrysa (female); July 28 (St. Irene Chrysovalantou)
-Vassiliki (female); January 1.
-Hyakinthos (male), Hyakinthi (female), Zoumboulia (the common name of hyacinth); July 3 (St. Iakynthos-Hyacinth)
-Zographia (female); September 22 (The Venerable Cosmas of Zographou)

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

Thanks for all the info, guys.