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Lim

Lim

20 3.5
A family name common among people of Chinese origin, especially in Southeast Asia
  • proper noun
  • /lɪm/
translation icon : Lim
  • I'm Agent Williams, this is Agent Lim.
  • Shirley Lim

And then they decided to have Hong Lim pop as if, you know, speakers corner.

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Examples

  • Where's Peter Lim?

    Collateral (2004)

  • There was something soothing to Lim about the transaction and the other man's quiet business manner.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I closed the chapter with the last song I wrote with Charlie Lim recently.

  • Now it was almost dawn, and Lim had been winning for an hour or more.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Locate our witness, Peter Lim.

    Collateral (2004)

  • My associate Jay Lim sent in our proposals months ago.

    The Fifth Estate (2013)

  • I did not expect to see Lim Yo Hwan mentioned on this site.

    Blog text (18)

  • Mr. Woo from the bakery and Mr. and Mrs. Lim from the Hunan restaurant stayed away.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Find him on Facebook at Peter Ong Lim and connect with him on Twitter at POLMD.

  • In the meeting, we discussed the proposal submitted by Jay Lim last week.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Lim comes from the Chinese character 林, which means 'forest'. It is a common family name in southern China and Southeast Asia, so you can remember Lim as the 'forest' family name.