Throughout the world, Lim (林 
, Lim 
, ลิม 
, among others...) is a prevalent mostly masculine, but infrequently female given name. The given name Lim is habitual in Singapore, where it is a common epicene name, Brunei, and China, where it is quite a common dominantly masculine, but uncommonly girly name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in China, Indonesia, and Malaysia. More frequently, Lim is the last name as well as the forename.
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| 林 | China, Japan |
| Lim | Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, China |
| ลิม | Thailand |
| リム | Japan |
| ليم | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, Iran |
| 림 | South Korea |
| Лим | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus |
| לים | Israel |
| Lím | Czechia, Algeria |
Eem, Haya, Hayashi, Hayasi, Im, Lam, Lem, Leome, Lian, Lien, Limb, Limbed, Limber, Lime, Lin, Liâm, Liｍ, Lum, Lym, Lâm, Lìm, Lìng, Lín, Lîm, Lïm, Līm, Lįm, Lım, Lịm, Rim, Rimu, Shige, Shigeru, Sige, Sigeru, Yau, Yim, Ĺim, Ĺîm, Ĺïm, Ĺīm, Ļįm, Ľim, Ľím, Ľîm, Ľïm, Ŀim, Łim, Łìm, Łím,
Lim is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lin , the fictional character in Volitions video game Saints Row, Saints Row: Gat out of Hell and Lin , the fictional character in Spirited Away.
| cheang hong lim Singaporean Chinese headman (b. 1825) |
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| cheah cheang lim Malaysian businessman (1875–1948) (b. 1875) |
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samboy lim Filipino basketball player, PH (b. 1962) |
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| ong poh lim badminton player, MY (b. 1921) |
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| kwan hi lim American actor (1922-2008), US (b. 1922) |
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| kee jin lim b.24 February 1923 d.3 December 2015 (b. 1923) |
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boon han lim Looking for contributing something for the world in my life so that I won't waste the Earth resources that grow me from nothing to a human. |
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chwee teck lim researcher, innovator, entrepreneur |
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perry lim Singaporean army general, SG |
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| chong keat lim Malaysian architect and botanist, MY (b. 1930) |
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| sim poh lim badminton player, MY (b. 1934) |
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| launne lim badminton player, SG (b. 1937) |
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| keuky lim Cambodian former politician and physician, KH (b. 1937) |
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shi lim Miss Singapore, 2013 and representative of Singapore in the 2013 Miss Universe competition., SG (b. 1988) |
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| lim ban lim Singaporean outlaw (b. 1940) |
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