Meaning and Origin
What does the name Lien mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 people from Kansas, U.S. agree the name Lien is of Vietnamese origin and means "Lotus".
- According to a user from Australia, the name Lien is of Chinese origin and means "Lotus Flower, Pure, Kind".
- A user from California, U.S. says the name Lien means "strong to".
Etymology: F. lien band, bond, tie, fr. L. ligamen, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. League a union, Leam a string, Leamer Ligament
- A large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
- The right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
Borrowing from Middle French lien, from Latin ligāmen (“a bond”), from ligō (“tie, bind”).
- (obsolete) A tendon.
- (law) A legal claim; a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty.
lien was also found in the following language(s): Cornish, French, Latin, Latvian, Middle Dutch, Middle French, Old French, and Swedish