Im (surname)

"Im, Yim, or Lim" is a transliteration of 林. For other transliterations, see 林 (disambiguation).
Lim, Yim, or Im (林)
Pronunciation[im] or [ɾim]
LanguageKorean
Origin
LanguageChinese
Meaningforest
Region of originNorth and South Korea
Other names
Variant formsLin
Hayashi
Yim or Im (任)
Pronunciation[im]
LanguageKorean
Origin
Meaningdependable, allow, appoint
Region of originNorth and South Korea
Im
Hangul
임
Hanja
任; 林
RRIm
MRIm

Im or Lim (Korean: 임) is a common Korean family name. The surname is identical to the Chinese character of the same name. According to the initial law of the Korean language, both "Im" and "Lim" are interchangeable.

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