Save 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').
Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Portuguese Pronounced Pron. LEE-mu(European Portuguese) LEEN-mu(Brazilian Portuguese) [key·IPA] 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".