Lahm

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Lahm

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Borrowed from German Lahm.

Lahm (plural Lahms)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lahm is the 37955^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 585 individuals. Lahm is most common among White (95.56%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lahm”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381.

• Loam (West Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)
• Luem (Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)

From Middle High German leime, from Old High German leimo, from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic *laimô, variant of *laimaz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːm/
• Hyphenation: Lahm
• Homophone: Laam

Lahm m (plural Lahm) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)

1. loam

From the adjective lahm (“lame”). Compare the surname Lame.

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Lahm m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Lahms or (with an article) Lahm, feminine genitive Lahm, plural Lahms)

1. a surname