Im (Korean name)
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- "Im" is a transliteration of 林. For other transliterations, see 林.
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Im is a common Korean family name derived from the Chinese surname Lin. There are two clan branches of "Im/Lim".
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) 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"
When 임 is romanized, it is usually spelled as "Im", although is sometimes spelled "Yim". When 림 is romanized, it is usually spelled as "Lim", or occasionally as "Rim".
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]
[edit] List of famous Lims
- Im Dong-hyun, a South Korean archer
- Im Gyeong Eop (also spelled Im Kyung-Up), general of the Joseon Dynasty instrumental in protecting Korea from Manchu invasion.
- Im Kwontaek, a South Korean film director
- Im Sang-soo, a film director and screenwriter
- Im Su-jeong, a South Korean model and actress
- Im Yoona, a member of South Korean pop group Girls' Generation
- Dong-Hyek Lim, a classical pianist
- Lim Dong-won, a retired South Korean politician
- Lim Jeong Hee, an R&B and Pop artist
- Lim Yo-Hwan, a successful StarCraft gamer
- Yim Bang-eun, a South Korean badminton player
- Sung Ah Yim, a South Korean professional golfer
- Lim Je, a Poet of the Joseon Dynasty, Nickname(호,號) is 'Baekho(白湖)'
[edit] See also
- Korean name
- List of Korean family names
- Lim Family`s Clan
