De Lima

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Lima
Place of origin Portugal
Distinctions"de Lima"

Lima is a Portuguese and Italian surname. It is also a Spanish name meaning "Lima". It is also an Indian surname, named for the converts when the Portuguese occupied India.

Delima is a Malay word for pomegranate [1] [2] and is also a family name in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Clifford, Sir Hugh Charles; Swettenham, Sir Frank Athelstane (20 April 1894). A Dictionary of the Malay Language. authors at the Government's printing Office. p.  404 . Retrieved 20 April 2018– via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ "Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society". 20 April 1896. Retrieved 20 April 2018– via Google Books.
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