"Lim" meaning in English

See Lim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Korean, including 임 (Im), 林 or 任; 림 (Rim), 林. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ko|-}} Korean Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lim
  1. A surname from Korean. Synonyms: Rhim
    Sense id: en-Lim-en-name-qe3-kOiv Categories (other): English surnames, English undefined derivations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 林. Doublet of Lin and Lam. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|林}} Hokkien 林, {{doublet|en|Lin|Lam}} Doublet of Lin and Lam Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} Lim
  1. A surname from Hokkien. Synonyms: Lin (english: via Mandarin), Lam (english: via Cantonese)
    Sense id: en-Lim-en-name-PM0aHIuI Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "word": "Lin"
    },
    {
      "english": "via Cantonese",
      "word": "Lam"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lim"
}

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