Lin

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Lin can be a pinyin transcription of one of several Chinese surnames, with 林 (pinyin Lín) being overwhelmingly the most common. The literal meaning of this surname is "forest". In Hong Kong and in Vietnam, the name takes the form "Lam" (but is actually pronounced phonetically "Lumm"). Lin is the 2^nd most common surname in Taiwan, with a population of 9% Taiwanese (2.1 million, 2005 estimate), only behind Chen. In mainland China Lin is much less common.

A rare Chinese surname which is also transcribed Lin is 藺 (pinyin Lìn).

Famous people surnamed 林:

Be aware that in Chinese language, the surname is always stated before the given name.

• Lam, Ringo, movie director
• Lam, Sandy (Lam Yik Lin), Hong Kong Cantopop singer
• Lam, Wilfredo, Cuban artist
• Liem Swie King, Indonesian badminton player
• Lim, Alfredo, Filipino politician
• Lim, Catherine, Malaysian-born Singaporean author
• Lim Chin Siong, Singaporean trade union leader and politician
• Lim Giong, Taiwanese musician and songwriter and actor
• Lim, Ken, Singaporean record producer and composer
• Lin Biao, Chinese Communist military and political leader
• Lin, Maya, artist and architect
• Lin Sang, People's Republic of China athlete
• Lin Sen, Republic of China leader
• Lin Wu Sheng
• Lin Yang-kang, Taiwanese politician
• Lin Yifeng, philosopher
• Lin Yutang, Chinese writer
• Lin Zexu, 19th century official and diplomat
• Sudono Salim (Liem Sioe Liong), Indonesian tycoon
• Lin, Cho-Liang, violinist

LIN also stands for Local Interconnect Network, which is a bus protocol for computer communications.

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