Lian

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lian"

English

Etymology

As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads with the name Li, from Old Norse hlíð (“hillside”).
As a Chinese surname, from 連 / 连, 连, and 廉 (lián).

Pronunciation

(Chinese surname): IPA^(key): /ˈli.æn/

Proper noun

Lian (plural Lians)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Lian is the 10678^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2995 individuals. Lian is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (80.37%) and White (15.09%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lian”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 432.

Anagrams

I-lan, INLA, Ilan, LNAI, Lain, Lani, Lina, Nila, anil, lain, nail

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