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Updated June 9, 2019

How Popular Is The Name Lima

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish : of uncertain derivation; possibly from lima ‘file’.
  • 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’).

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