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Lim
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1
A common Korean surname.
"Mr. Lim runs a small grocery near the station."
2
A common surname among Hokkien, Teochew, and Hakka Chinese communities, equivalent to the Mandarin surname Lin (林).
"Her grandfather, whose surname was Lim, emigrated from Fujian."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA widely used East and Southeast Asian surname.
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Etymology
From Korean 임/림 (Im/Rim) or from the Chinese character 林, meaning "forest," as pronounced in southern Chinese dialects.