Isambard

IZ-um-bard

English

"bright iron"

Isambard Origin and Meaning

The name Isambard is a boy's name meaning "bright iron".

Isambard is derived from Old German Isanbert, meaning "bright iron" or "famous iron". Its most famous bearer, rather fittingly, is the 19th century British civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, noted as one of the driving forces of the Industrial Revolution.