de Lima is a Portuguese surname. It is also a Spanish name meaning "Lima". It is also an Indian surname, named for the converts when the Portuguese occupied India.
Delima is a Malay word for pomegranate and is also a family name in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Notable people with the surname include:
Adriano de Lima (born 1981), Brazilian retired footballer Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (1881–1922), Brazilian author Augusto de Lima (1859–1934), Brazilian journalist Frank De Lima (born 1949), American comedian Jorge de Lima (1893–1953), Brazilian writer and politician Leila de Lima (born 1959), Filipino former senator and Secretary of Justice Lilia de Lima, Filipino lawyer Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 1976), Brazilian footballer Sri Delima (born 1936), also known as Adibah Amin, Malaysian writer Vanderlei de Lima (born 1969), Brazilian athlete Venceslau de Lima (1858–1919), Portuguese geologist, paleontologist, viticulturist and politician Vicente de Lima (born 1977), Brazilian athlete
See also Ponte de Lima, a municipality in Portugal Santa Rosa de Lima (disambiguation), several places with this name Universidad de Lima, University of Lima, Peru Seri Delima (state constituency) in Penang, Malaysia Sri Delima station, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia DeLima v. Bidwell, U.S. Supreme Court case Pengiran Siraja Muda Delima Satu, a neighbourhood in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Pancha Delima, Brunei, neighbourhood in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Dalima, a genus of moths Dilemma (disambiguation) Lima (surname)
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