The Lombards or Longobards or Langobards were the Germanic tribe who gave their name to Lombardy, an administrative entity in Northern Italy.
Lombardy as a linguistic and cultural area comprises Italian Lombardy, the Swiss Canton Ticino (Tessin) and three valleys of the Swiss Canton Grisons (Graubünden), in addition to some minor neighbouring areas.
The Western Romance varieties spoken there are dialects of the Lombard language, which include Eastern Lombard, a variety spoken in Italy, and Western Lombard, which includes Milanese.