Lam

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lam"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 林 (lam4) or Cantonese 藍／蓝 (lam4). Doublet of Lin and Lim.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lam (plural Lams)

  1. A surname from Cantonese.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Lam is the 611st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 55554 individuals. Lam is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.99%) individuals.

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

From German Lam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: Lam

Proper noun

Lam m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Lam
singular plural
nominative Lam Lamowie
genitive Lama Lamów
dative Lamowi Lamom
accusative Lama Lamów
instrumental Lamem Lamami
locative Lamie Lamach
vocative Lamie Lamowie

Proper noun

Lam f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Derived terms

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

Romanization of Cantonese 林 (lam4), via English Lam. Doublet of Lim.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lam (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Lam is the 1,559th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 6,896 individuals.
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