Lam

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lam"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 林 (lam4) or Cantonese 藍／蓝 (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-

Polish

Etymology

From German Lam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlam/
• 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

• Lamowa
• Lamówna

 

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlam/ [ˈlam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: Lam

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.