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/ [dɛ ˈliː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: de Li‧ma

Proper noun

de Lima (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜎᜒᜋ)

1. a surname from Spanish, most associated with Leila de Lima

Statistics

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