Lem

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lem"

English

Etymology 1

• As a Dutch and North Germanic surname, shortened from Lambrecht or Lempert. See Lambert.
• As a Chinese surname, spelling variant of Lim.

Proper noun

Lem (plural Lems)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lem is the 22216^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1161 individuals. Lem is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (62.02%), White (19.64%), and Hispanic/Latino (11.37%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lem”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 420.

Etymology 2

Clipping of Leamington Spa.

Proper noun

Lem

1. (informal) Clipping of Leamington Spa.

   Went down to Lem the other day but the weather was abysmal.

Alternative forms

• Leam

Anagrams

• -mel-, EML, Elm, MLE, Mel, elm, mel

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛm/

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• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Syllabification: Lem

Proper noun

Lem m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Lem

	singular	plural
nominative	Lem	Lemowie
genitive	Lema	Lemów
dative	Lemowi	Lemom
accusative	Lema	Lemów
instrumental	Lemem	Lemami
locative	Lemie	Lemach
vocative	Lemie	Lemowie

Proper noun

Lem f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• Lem in Polish dictionaries at PWN