What does the surname "Lombardi" mean?

Question

What does the surname "Lombardi" mean?

Answer 1

Lombardi  

First name origin & meaning:

Italian: Winner

First name variations: Bardi, Bardy, Lom, Lombard, Lombardy

Last name origin & meaning:

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Lombardo.

Lombardo  

Last name origin & meaning:

Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese: ethnic name for someone from Lombardy (see Lombard) specifically, or more generally for someone from northern Italy, as opposed to the south (i.e. the area once under Byzantine rule).

Answer 2

The area of Lombardi was named for the words "lomba bardi", an Italian dialect version of "longo barba" which was the Latin for "long beards".  The natives of Lombardy wore long beard,s which was unusual to ancient southern Italians who were usually clean shaven.

ETA to below: Uh, dude... the top two answers aren't the same.  They're both true, but not the same.  

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Answer 3

It's true that the roots of the name/word Lombardi mean "long beard" but it has nothing to do with the people of the region in Italy called Lombardy growing long beards versus other Italians. This was the name given to the Germanic invaders (Lombards) by the Romans - some of which settled in the north of Italy.