Last name LIMA: origin and meaning

May 2024 · 1 minute read

Lima : 1: Spanish: possibly from lima ‘file’.2: Portuguese: topographic name for someone living on the banks of the river of this name (of pre-Roman origin probably akin to a Celtic element lemos limos ‘elm’).3: In some cases probably also Albanian: nickname or metonymic occupational name from limë (definite form lima) ‘file rasp’ also ‘cornhusking tool’. This surname is rare in Albania and Kosovo.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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