Lahm
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Lahm (plural Lahms)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lahm is the 37955th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 585 individuals. Lahm is most common among White (95.56%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lahm”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381.
Bavarian
Alternative forms
- Loam (West Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)
- Luem (Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)
Etymology
From Middle High German leime, from Old High German leimo, from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic *laimô, variant of *laimaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
Lahm m (plural Lahm) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)
German
Etymology
From the adjective lahm (“lame”). Compare the surname Lame.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Lahm m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Lahms or (with an article) Lahm, feminine genitive Lahm, plural Lahms)
- a surname