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

Anagrams

• ALM, AML, M.L.A., MLA, Mal, Mal., alm, mal, mal-

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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

• Lamówna
• Lamowa

 

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames

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Tagalog

Etymology

Romanization of Cantonese 林 (lam4)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lam/, [lɐm]

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.