Surname

A surname or family name is a name added to a given name. In many cases, a surname is a family name and many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name". In the western hemisphere, it is commonly synonymous with last name because it is usually placed at the end of a person's given name.

In most Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries, two or more last names (or surnames) may be used. In China, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Taiwan, Vietnam, and parts of India, the family name is placed before a person's given name.

The style of having both a family name (surname) and a given name (forename) is far from universal. In many countries, it is common for ordinary people to have only one name or mononym.

The concept of a "surname" is a relatively recent historical development, evolving from a medieval naming practice called a "byname". Based on an individual's occupation or area of residence, a byname would be used in situations where more than one person had the same name.

De Niro (surname)

De Niro is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Lâm

Lâm is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Lin in Chinese and Im in Korean.

Lam is the anglicized variation of the surname Lâm.

Notable people with the surname Lâm

Lââm

Lââm (born 1 September 1971, in Paris) is a French female singer of Tunisian descent. She has sold more than 500,000 albums and more than 2 million singles.

Biography

Lââm, (whose real name is "Lamiah") lived a difficult childhood stemming from family problems at home. At a very young age, she developed a passion for music.

Within a day, a producer commented on her singing and loved the way she interpreted songs; thus Lââm's career finally began. She released her first single "Chanter pour ceux qui sont loin de chez eux", a reprise of Michel Berger's legendary song. The French public immediately loved the new version of the song and 960,000 copies of the song were sold (gold disc certification). The song ranked second on the Top 50 for nine weeks straight. From that success, Lââm released her first album Persévérance which contained additional reprises of Michel Berger's songs, as well as singles like "Jamais loin de toi", "Assez", "Les enfants de l'an 2000" or the encore "Face à Face". Some of these singles were modified and quickly became hits.

Ô Lâm

Ô Lâm is a rural commune (xã) and village of the Tri Tôn District of An Giang Province, Vietnam.

Coordinates: 10°21′06″N 104°58′41″E / 10.3517°N 104.9780°E / 10.3517; 104.9780