French:
metonymic occupational name for someone who cast metal lamps and
candlesticks, Old French lampe.
Slovenian: from a short
form of the medieval personal names Lampret or Lampreht,
derivatives of the German personal name Lamprecht, Latin
Lambertus (see Lambert).
German: from a house
name in Trier, where a prominent lamp or sign of a lamp gave rise to
the name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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