Lim.
A surname from Korean.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Korean.
Where this word comes from
From Korean, including 임 (Im), 林 or 任; 림 (Rim), 林.
A surname from Hokkien, Teochew, or Hakka.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Hokkien 林 (Lîm), Teochew 林 (lim⁵), Hakka 林 (lim²). Doublet of Lin and Lam.
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