Pronunciation | [im] or [ɾim] |
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Language(s) | Korean |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Chinese |
Meaning | forest |
Region of origin | North and South Korea |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) |
Lin Hayashi |
Pronunciation | [im] |
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Language(s) | Korean |
Origin | |
Meaning | dependable, allow, appoint |
Region of origin | North and South Korea |
Im | |
Hangul | 임 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Im |
McCune–Reischauer | Im |
Im or Lim is a common Korean family name. The surname is identical to the Chinese character of the same name. [a] According to the initial law of the Korean language, both "Im" and "Lim" are interchangeable.
The first clan branch is the Supul Rim (수풀 림, meaning "Forest-Rim") and its Hanja character is 林. The Supul Rim or Lim or Im branch consists of two large clan houses; the first is Naju (early Hoijin) and the second, which is the elder branch, is Pyeongtaek. Members of this branch often write their names as both 임 (Im; more common) and 림 (Rim or Lim; initial law). The character 林 means "forest".
The second clan branch is the Matgil Im (맡길 임) or Mateul Im (맡을 임) and its Hanja character is 任. The Matgil Im/Mateul Im branch consists of one large clan house called Pungcheon Im clan and a smaller clan house called Jangheung (장흥). Members of this clan branch both write and pronounce their names as 임 (Im). The character 任 means "trusted/to bear, duty".
When 林 (림 or 임) is romanized, it is spelled as "Rim" or "Im" in McCune–Reischauer and Revised Romanization of Korean, as "Lim".
When 任 (임) is romanized, it is spelled as "Im" in McCune–Reischauer and Revised Romanization of Korean, or sometimes spelled "Yim".
Statistics from the year 2000 show that there were 762,767 수풀 림 (林, Rim) and 172,726 맡길 임 (任, Im) in South Korea. [1]
The following is a list of notable people of the past with the Korean family name Im/Lim/Rim. People should only be included in this list if they have their own Wikipedia articles or if they are discussed in a non-trivial fashion in Wikipedia articles on notable groups or events with which they are associated. Pratt's list contains 8 names. [2]
Pronunciation | [im] or [ɾim] |
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Language(s) | Korean |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Chinese |
Meaning | forest |
Region of origin | North and South Korea |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) |
Lin Hayashi |
Pronunciation | [im] |
---|---|
Language(s) | Korean |
Origin | |
Meaning | dependable, allow, appoint |
Region of origin | North and South Korea |
Im | |
Hangul | 임 |
---|---|
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Im |
McCune–Reischauer | Im |
Im or Lim is a common Korean family name. The surname is identical to the Chinese character of the same name. [a] According to the initial law of the Korean language, both "Im" and "Lim" are interchangeable.
The first clan branch is the Supul Rim (수풀 림, meaning "Forest-Rim") and its Hanja character is 林. The Supul Rim or Lim or Im branch consists of two large clan houses; the first is Naju (early Hoijin) and the second, which is the elder branch, is Pyeongtaek. Members of this branch often write their names as both 임 (Im; more common) and 림 (Rim or Lim; initial law). The character 林 means "forest".
The second clan branch is the Matgil Im (맡길 임) or Mateul Im (맡을 임) and its Hanja character is 任. The Matgil Im/Mateul Im branch consists of one large clan house called Pungcheon Im clan and a smaller clan house called Jangheung (장흥). Members of this clan branch both write and pronounce their names as 임 (Im). The character 任 means "trusted/to bear, duty".
When 林 (림 or 임) is romanized, it is spelled as "Rim" or "Im" in McCune–Reischauer and Revised Romanization of Korean, as "Lim".
When 任 (임) is romanized, it is spelled as "Im" in McCune–Reischauer and Revised Romanization of Korean, or sometimes spelled "Yim".
Statistics from the year 2000 show that there were 762,767 수풀 림 (林, Rim) and 172,726 맡길 임 (任, Im) in South Korea. [1]
The following is a list of notable people of the past with the Korean family name Im/Lim/Rim. People should only be included in this list if they have their own Wikipedia articles or if they are discussed in a non-trivial fashion in Wikipedia articles on notable groups or events with which they are associated. Pratt's list contains 8 names. [2]