Im (surname)

Lim, Yim, or Im (林)
Pronunciation[im] or [ɾim]
Language(s)Korean
Origin
Language(s)Chinese
Meaningforest
Region of originNorth and South Korea
Other names
Variant form(s)Lin
Hayashi
Yim or Im (任)
Pronunciation[im]
Language(s)Korean
Origin
Meaningdependable, allow, appoint
Region of originNorth and South Korea
Im
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIm
McCune–ReischauerIm

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.
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