Lam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 林 (lam4).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /læm/

Proper noun

Lam (plural Lams)

  1. A surname​.

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Romanization of Cantonese 林 (lam4)

Proper noun

Lam

  1. A Filipino-Chinese surname​ of Cantonese origin.

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.

Polish

Etymology

From German Lam.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /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 f
  • Lamówna f

See also
  • Appendix:Polish surnames
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