Isambard is a given name. It is Norman, of Germanic origin, meaning either "iron-bright" or "iron-axe". The first element comes from isarn meaning iron (or steel). The second element comes from either biart-r (bright, glorious) or from barđa (a broad axe). It was used by:
Marc Isambard Brunel (1769–1849), French-born engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), British engineer, son of Marc Isambard Brunel Isambard Owen (1850–1927), British physician and university academic, son of an employee of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Isambard Prince, a villain in seasons 3 and 4 of the television series Lexx Isambard Beerbohm Toad, a villain in the 1989 animated film A Tale of Two Toads
See also Isembard (disambiguation) Isambard Brunel (disambiguation) Isambart (died after 806), Frankish count
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