de Lima

See also: delima

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Does it have some relationship with the capital of Peru?”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de ˈlima/ [d̪e ˈli.ma]
  • Syllabification: de Li‧ma

Proper noun

de Lima m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /de ˈlima/ [d̪ɛ ˈliː.mɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ima
  • Syllabification: de Li‧ma

Proper noun

de Lima (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜎᜒᜋ)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, de Lima is the 3,011th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 4,189 individuals.