Im (surname)
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| Revised Romanization | Im, Lim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Im, Lim |
Im is a common Korean family name derived from the Chinese surname Lin.[citation needed] There are two clan branches of "Im/Lim".
History
The first clan branch is the 수풀-림 (Supul-Lim) and its Hanja character is 林. The 수풀-림(Supul-Lim) branch consists of two large clan houses; the first is 나주 (Naju) and the second, which is the elder branch is 평택 (Pyeong Taek). Members of this branch often write their names as both 임 (Im; more common) and 림 (Lim/Rim). However, members of the 수풀-림 (Supul-Lim/Rim) clan branch usually pronounce their name as 림 (Lim/Rim) rather than 임 (Im). The character 林 means "forest".
The second clan branch is the 맡길-임 (Matgil-Im) or 맡을-임 (Mateul-Im) and its Hanja character is 任. The 맡길-임 (Matgil-Im/Mateul-Im) branch consists of one large clan house called 풍천 (Pung Cheon) and a smaller clan house called 장혐 (Jang Hyeom). Members of this clan branch both write and pronounce their names as 임 (Im). The character 任 means "trusted/to bear,duty"
Romanization
When 林 (임/림) is romanized, it is usually spelled as "Lim", or occasionally as "Rim". When 任 (임) is romanized, it is usually spelled as "Im", although is sometimes spelled "Yim".
Statistics from the year 2000 show that there were 762,767 수풀-림(Lim/林) and 172,726 맡길-임 (Im/任) in South Korea.[1]
List of famous Lims
- Im Dong-hyun, a South Korean archer
- Im Gyeong Eop (also spelled Im Kyŏng-ŏp), general in the Joseon Dynasty instrumental in protecting Korea from Manchu invasion.
- Im Kwon-taek, a South Korean film director
- Im Sang-soo, a film director and screenwriter
- Im Su-jeong, a South Korean model and actress
- Lim Hyung-Joo, South Korean Opera(Operatic pop) Tenor Singer
- Lim Dong-hyek, a classical pianist
- Lim Dong-won, a retired South Korean politician
- Lim Ze, a Poet of the Joseon Dynasty, Nickname(호,號) is 'Baekho(白湖)'
- Lim Chang-jung, South Korean actor
- Lim Chang-yong, Baseball pitcher
- Lim Eun-Ji, South Korean pole vaulter
- Lim Yo-Hwan, South Korean Professional StarCraft Player
- Lim Jeong-hyun, a South Korean amateur guitarist that found worldwide fame through YouTube.com
- Yim Bang-eun, a South Korean badminton player
- Yim Sung-ah, a South Korean professional golfer
- Im Seulong, a South Korean singer from 2AM
- Im Yoona, a South Korean singer from Girls' Generation
- Im Tae Bin (also known as Im Danny), Korean-American, South Korean singer from 1TYM
- Im Jin-ah (also known as Nana), a South Korean singer from After School
- Im Woong Jae (also known as Siwan) , South Korean singer of ZE:A
- Rhim Ju-yeon, Korean comics writer
See also
References
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