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Sim en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sɪm/

Etymology

From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.

Meanings

  1. 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:
  2. A Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.

Forms

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Simm alternative lexicographic
Shim alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Simpson

Source: en.wiktionary, “Sim” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sim en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sɪm/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A surname from Hokkien.

Forms

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Shim alternative lexicographic
Simm alternative lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “Sim” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sim en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sɪm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 심(沈) (Sim).

Meanings

  1. A surname from Korean.

Forms

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Simm alternative lexicographic
Shim alternative lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “Sim” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sim en · NOUN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sɪm/

Meanings

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

Forms

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Shim alternative lexicographic
Sims Number=Plur lexicographic
Simm alternative lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “Sim” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sim en · NOUN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sɪm/

Etymology

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

  1. Any of the characters in the video game The Sims, which simulates aspects of a human social environment.
  2. (derogatory, often) Someone who is, or is accused of, acting like a bumbling fool.
    • Near-synonym: NPC

Forms

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Shim alternative lexicographic
Sims Number=Plur lexicographic
Simm alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Simmer · Simguru · Simblr · Simlish

Synonyms

NPC

wikipedia: The Sims