de Lima

de Lima or d'Lima is a Portuguese and Italian surname. It is also a Spanish name meaning "of Lima". It is also an Indian surname, named for the converts when the Portuguese occupied India.

Delima is a Malay word for pomegranate[1][2] and is also a family name in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, Real Madrid and Brazilian footballer
  • Vanderlei de Lima, a Brazilian athlete
  • Augusto de Lima, a Brazilian journalist
  • Vicente de Lima, a Brazilian athlete
  • Jorge de Lima, a Brazilian writer and politician
  • Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto, a Brazilian author
  • Leila de Lima, a Filipino senator and former Secretary of Justice
  • Frank De Lima, an American comedian
  • Sri Delima, also known as Adibah Amin, a Malaysian writer
  • Shannon de Lima, a Venezuelan model and actress, former wife of singer Marc Anthony

See also

References

  1. Clifford, Sir Hugh Charles; Swettenham, Sir Frank Athelstane (20 April 1894). A Dictionary of the Malay Language. authors at the Government's printing Office. p. 404. Retrieved 20 April 2018 via Internet Archive.
  2. "Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society". 20 April 1896. Retrieved 20 April 2018 via Google Books.
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