Sim

• (patronymic surname): Simm

• IPA^(key): /sɪm/

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• Rhymes: -ɪm

From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.

Sim

1. A male given name, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
   • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

     The other [witness] was one Sim Doolittle, the fish hawker from Allerfoot, jogging home in his fish cart from Gledsmuir fair.

2. A Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.

• Simpson

Borrowed from Hokkien 沈 (Sím) or Teochew 沈 (sim2).

Sim

1. A surname from Hokkien.

Borrowed from Korean 심(沈) (Sim).

Sim

1. A surname from Korean.

Sim (plural Sims) (Christianity)

1. A Simeonite (follower of Charles Simeon).
2. (by extension) A person with Methodist tendencies.

• John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary

From the title of The Sims, which most likely came from clipping of simulation, as The Sims, SimCity, and related franchises are simulation games; compare sim (“simulator, simulation”).

Sim (plural Sims)

2. (video games) Any of the characters in the video game The Sims, which simulates aspects of a human social environment.
4. (often derogatory) Someone who is, or is accused of, acting like a bumbling fool.

   Near-synonym: NPC

• Simblr
• Simguru
• Simlish
• Simmer

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sim is the 5732^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6047 individuals. Sim is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (71.08%) and White (22.69%) individuals.

• -ism, IMS, IMs, ISM, MIS, MIs, MSI, ism, mis-

From the flower Rhodomyrtus tomentosa.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sim˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂim˧˧] ~ [sim˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂim˧˧] ~ [sim˧˧]
• Homophone: sim

Sim

1. a female given name