Lam

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lam"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 林 (lam4). Doublet of Lin and Lim.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /læm/

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 or f

  1. a masculine surname
  2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

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

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Derived terms
  • Lamowa
  • Lamówna

See also
  • Appendix:Polish surnames

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlam/, [ˈlam]

Proper noun

Lam

  1. a Filipino-Chinese 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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