Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Portuguese
Meaning & History
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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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Portuguese
Meaning & History
Topographic name for someone who lived on the banks of the Lima River in Portugal, most likely derived from Indo-European *léymō meaning "lake".