Lin

Lin can be a pinyin transcription of one of several Chinese surnames, with 林 (pinyin Lín) being overwhelmingly the most common. The literal meaning of this surname is "forest". A rare Chinese surname which is also transcribed Lin is 藺 (pinyin Lìn).

Famous people surnamed 林:

Lin Biao, CCP leader
Lin Sang, athlete
Lin Sen, Republic of China leader
Lin Yang-kang, Republic of China politician
Lin Yutang, writer
Lin Zexu, 19th century official and diplomat
Maya Lin, artist and architect

LIN also stands for Local Interconnect Network, which is a bus protocol for computer communications.

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