From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
Meanings
A male given name, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
The other [witness] was one Sim Doolittle, the fish hawker from Allerfoot, jogging home in his fish cart from Gledsmuir fair. 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
A Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.
From the title of The Sims, which most likely came from a clipping of simulation, as The Sims, SimCity, and related franchises are simulation games; compare sim (“simulator, simulation”).
Meanings
Any of the characters in the video game The Sims, which simulates aspects of a human social environment.
(derogatory, often) Someone who is, or is accused of, acting like a bumbling fool.