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 2nd 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.


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

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