Names

Min Nan romanization of Lin.

From Latvian liepa meaning “linden tree”.

Variant of Lie.

From Norwegian li, Old Norse hlíð meaning “hillside, slope”.

Means “light hill” in German.

From Chinese 廖 (liào) referring to the ancient state of Liao, which was located in present-day Henan province.

From Chinese 梁 (liáng) referring to the ancient state of Liang, which existed from the 8th to 7th centuries BC in what is now Shaanxi province.

From Chinese 黎 (lí) meaning “black”.

From Chinese 李 (lǐ) meaning “plum, plum tree”. This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Tang dynasty.

Variant of Layton.