"Lin" meaning in English

See Lin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɪn/ [US] Forms: Lins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪn Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Lin (plural Lins)
  1. A male or female given name Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Related terms: Linn, Linne, Lyn, Lyne, Lynn, Lynne
    Sense id: en-Lin-en-name-vBITaX5p Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 64 4 7 7 7 7 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 4 15 15 15 15 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 8 8 13 7 7 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 11 13 14 12 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 8 10 11 9 9 14
  2. A surname
    Sense id: en-Lin-en-name-iong5iVh Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɪn/ [US] Forms: Lins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪn Etymology: From Chinese: compare Mandarin 林 (lín), Gan 林 (lin⁴), Wu 林, Xiang 林 (lin²). 林 itself is composed of a reduplication of 木 (“wood, tree”). Literally, “forest”. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{bor|en|cmn|林}} Mandarin 林 (lín), {{bor|en|gan|林}} Gan 林 (lin⁴), {{bor|en|wuu|林}} Wu 林, {{bor|en|hsn|林}} Xiang 林 (lin²), {{zh-m|林|tr=-}} 林, {{m-g|forest}} “forest”, {{lit|forest}} Literally, “forest” Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Lin (plural Lins)
  1. A surname from Chinese, equivalent to English Forest, Woods, or Grove
    A surname from Mandarin
    Sense id: en-Lin-en-name-e8sivMVS Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 3 63 5 4 4 3
  2. A surname from Chinese, equivalent to English Forest, Woods, or Grove
    A surname from Gan
    Sense id: en-Lin-en-name-appsU5z0 Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A surname from Chinese, equivalent to English Forest, Woods, or Grove
    A surname from Wu
    Sense id: en-Lin-en-name-Hyq-IfB2 Categories (other): English surnames
  4. A surname from Chinese, equivalent to English Forest, Woods, or Grove
    A surname from Xiang
    Sense id: en-Lin-en-name-svpxR2B2 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Synonyms: Lim, Lam, Lem, Ling, Lang, Leng, Lan, Len, Nin (alt: Sinitic), Rim, Im, Rin, Hayashi, Lam (alt: Sino-Xenic)

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɪn/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɪn Etymology: From Mandarin 臨/临 (Lín). Etymology templates: {{commonscat|Lin County}}, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|臨|tr=Lín}} 臨/临 (Lín) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lin
  1. A county of Lüliang, Shanxi, China. Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Shanxi Translations (county): (Chinese Mandarin), (Lín) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Lin-en-name-8P5PYMll
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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          "text": "As mines increasingly became privatized, the profits no longer necessarily came to the villages and a major dispute was triggered in Lin County (Shanxi) in 2008 partly because the population felt they had received no benefits from the local mines (Nanfang dushi bao 22 October 2009).",
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          "text": "Li Caidong, 68, who has lived in a cave his entire life in Lin county, stands outside his cave, at sunset in Lin county, Shanxi province, China March 14, 2018.[…]\nThe relocations are voluntary, say residents of Lin county, but Guo sees no reason to abandon her cave house.[…]\n“Our work has been proceeding smoothly,” Liu Yongfu, an official handling poverty alleviation and development efforts, told a news conference in Beijing in March. “The common folk are very supportive.” But authorities in Lin county declined to comment on their relocation plans when contacted by Reuters.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɪn/",
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    {
      "word": "Lim"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lam"
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    {
      "word": "Lem"
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    {
      "word": "Ling"
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      "word": "Lang"
    },
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      "word": "Leng"
    },
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      "word": "Lan"
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      "word": "Len"
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      "alt": "Sinitic",
      "word": "Nin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rim"
    },
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      "word": "Im"
    },
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      "word": "Rin"
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      "word": "Hayashi"
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      "alt": "Sino-Xenic",
      "word": "Lam"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Lin"
  ],
  "word": "Lin"
}

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          "ref": "2002 April 19, Xiao Rong, “'Grandpa Mao' Trains Peasants”, in Beijing Today, number 49, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 1:",
          "text": "Together with his friend Tang Min, chief economist of the Asian Development Bank, Mao established a micro-credit scheme in Lin County of north China’s Shanxi province eight years ago.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2010 September 20, “Miners trapped”, in Global Times, archived from the original on 2019-10-01:",
          "text": "Seven miners were initially believed to be trapped underground a bauxite mine in Shanxi Province Sunday, local authorities said.\nThe accident occurred at the Duoshi Mining Company in Lin county of Lüliang, the Lin county information office said in a press release.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2012, Tim Wright, The Political Economy of the Chinese Coal Industry: Black Gold and Blood-stained Coal, Routledge, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 107:",
          "text": "As mines increasingly became privatized, the profits no longer necessarily came to the villages and a major dispute was triggered in Lin County (Shanxi) in 2008 partly because the population felt they had received no benefits from the local mines (Nanfang dushi bao 22 October 2009).",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 May 11, Joseph Campbell, Elias Glenn, “Better off in a cave: Chinese count costs of apartments in anti-poverty campaign”, in Darren Schuettler, Clarence Fernandez, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 2018-11-24, World News:",
          "text": "Li Caidong, 68, who has lived in a cave his entire life in Lin county, stands outside his cave, at sunset in Lin county, Shanxi province, China March 14, 2018.[…]\nThe relocations are voluntary, say residents of Lin county, but Guo sees no reason to abandon her cave house.[…]\n“Our work has been proceeding smoothly,” Liu Yongfu, an official handling poverty alleviation and development efforts, told a news conference in Beijing in March. “The common folk are very supportive.” But authorities in Lin county declined to comment on their relocation plans when contacted by Reuters.",
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}

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