Lim is a Hokkien transcription of a Chinese surname, Lin, or 林 (pinyin Lín). The literal meaning of this surname is "forest" or "woods". Among the overseas Chinese, the surname Lim (also transcribed as Lam, Lum, Lim or Liem) may be more common than in China because many overseas Chinese have origins in Fujian.
Spanish (Limón): from Spanish limón 'lemon', hence possibly an occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit. English: variant of Lemon. French: habitational name from Limon in Nièvre, Limont-Fontaine in Nord, or Limont in the Belgian province of Liège.
As a female given name, it is a variant of names like Linda, Belinda, and Melinda, and the meaning of Lindy is "beautiful; pretty; sweet." As a male name, it is a variant of names such as Lindsay and Lyndon, and the meaning is "linden tree mountain; Lincoln's marsh; island of linden trees; linden tree hill."
The meaning varies on whatever name "Line" originally stemmed from. It is thought to have been used as a nickname for names ending in "-line" or "-lina".
Meaning & History. From Chinese çµ (lÃng) meaning "spirit, soul", 铃 (lÃng) meaning "bell, chime", or other Chinese characters which are pronounced similarly.
Linn Name Meaning. Scottish: variant spelling of Lynn. Irish: reduced and altered form of McLean. Compare McLinn. German: habitational name from a place called Linn, named with lin 'swamp', 'bog', 'marsh'.
3 syll. lio-nel, li-on-el The boy name Lionel is pronounced as LAYahNahL †. Lionel is used predominantly in the English and French languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. The name is of the meaning young lion.
Liron (Hebrew: לִירוֹן) is a Hebrew given name meaning "my joy" or "my song".
The name Lisandro is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Lisandro is: Liberator.
From Chinese 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy". This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Han dynasty.
