Lambros, also spelled Lampros (Λάμπρος) is a
Greek
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masculine first ("Christian") name and surname or family name. Lambros means "shining, bright, radiant". It is related to the
nominalized adjective
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''Lambri'' (Λαμπρή), meaning the Easter Sunday. As a name it is mostly found in
Cyprus
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,
Central Greece and the
Peloponnese
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. People bearing this first name, celebrate their
Name day
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on
Easter
Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in t ...
Sunday. The usual female form is Lambrini (Λαμπρινή).
People
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Lambros Katsonis
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Lambros Choutos
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Lambros Koromilas
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Lambros Konstantaras
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Lambros D. Callimahos
Lambros Demetrios Callimahos (December 16, 1910 – October 28, 1977) was a United States Army, US Army cryptography, cryptologist and a flute player.
Early life and education
Callimahos was born in Alexandria of Greek people, Greek parents; t ...
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Lambros Koutsonikas
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Lambros Malafouris
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Lambros Tsoumaris
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Marina Lambrini Diamandis (MARINA)
As surname:
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Spyridon Lambros
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