Im (surname)

Im or Lim is a common Korean family name. The surname is identical to the Chinese character of the same name.[lower-alpha 1] According to the initial law of the Korean language, both "Im" and "Lim" are interchangeable.

"Im, Yim, or Lim" is a transliteration of 林. For other transliterations, see 林 (disambiguation).
Lim, Yim, or Im (林)
Pronunciation[im] or [ɾim]
Language(s)Korean
Origin
Language(s)Chinese
Meaningforest
Region of originNorth and South Korea
Other names
Variant form(s)Lin
Hayashi
Yim or Im (任)
Pronunciation[im]
Language(s)Korean
Origin
Meaningdependable, allow, appoint
Region of originNorth and South Korea
Im
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIm
McCune–ReischauerIm

History

The first clan branch is the Supul Rim (수풀 림, meaning "Forest-Rim") and its Hanja character is 林. The Supul Rim or Lim or Im branch consists of two large clan houses; the first is Naju (early Hoijin) and the second, which is the elder branch, is Pyeongtaek. Members of this branch often write their names as both 임 (Im; more common) and 림 (Rim or Lim; initial law). The character 林 means "forest".

The second clan branch is the Matgil Im (맡길 임) or Mateul Im (맡을 임) and its Hanja character is 任. The Matgil Im/Mateul Im branch consists of one large clan house called Pungcheon Im clan and a smaller clan house called Jangheung (장흥). 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 (림 or 임) is romanized, it is spelled as "Rim" or "Im" in McCune–Reischauer and Revised Romanization of Korean, as "Lim".

When 任 (임) is romanized, it is spelled as "Im" in McCune–Reischauer and Revised Romanization of Korean, or sometimes spelled "Yim".

Statistics from the year 2000 show that there were 762,767 수풀 림 (林, Rim) and 172,726 맡길 임 (任, Im) in South Korea.[1]

Notable people of the past

The following is a list of notable people of the past with the Korean family name Im/Lim/Rim. People should only be included in this list if they have their own Wikipedia articles or if they are discussed in a non-trivial fashion in Wikipedia articles on notable groups or events with which they are associated. Pratt's list contains 8 names.[2]

  • Im Sahong (1445–1506)
  • Im Kkeokjeong (fl. 1559–1562), leader of the Hwanghae peasant rebellion (Noklimdang).
  • Im Che (1549-1587), pen name "Paekho", poet of the Joseon period.
  • Im Gyeong-eop (1594 – 1646), general of the Joseon period, instrumental in protecting Korea from Manchu invasion.
  • Im Yunjidang (1721-1793), she wrote the Yunjidang Yugo.
  • Im Sang-ok (1779–1885), a major ginseng trader of Joseon.

Notable people of the recent times

See also

Notes
  1. Sino-Korean vocabulary.

References
  1. "행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구". Archived from the original on September 7, 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2006.
  2. Pratt, p.548
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