Im (surname)

Lim, Yim, or Im (林)
Pronunciation[im] or [ɾim]
Language(s)Korean
Origin
Language(s)Chinese
Meaningforest
Region of originNorth and South Korea
Other names
Variant form(s)Lin
Hayashi
Yim or Im (任)
Pronunciation[im]
Language(s)Korean
Origin
Meaningdependable, allow, appoint
Region of originNorth and South Korea
Im
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIm
McCune–ReischauerIm

Im or Lim (Korean: ) is a common Korean family name. The surname is identical to the Chinese character of the same name. According to the initial law of the Korean language, both "Im" and "Lim" are interchangeable.