Sim

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sim"

English

Alternative forms

• (patronymic surname): Simm

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪm

Etymology 1

From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.

Proper noun

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.

Derived terms

• Simpson

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Sim

1. A surname from Hokkien.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Korean 심(沈) (Sim).

Proper noun

Sim

1. A surname from Korean.

Etymology 4

Noun

Sim (plural Sims) (Christianity)

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

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary

Etymology 5

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”).

Noun

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

Derived terms

• Simblr
• Simguru
• Simlish
• Simmer

Statistics

• 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.

Anagrams

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

Vietnamese

Etymology

From the flower Rhodomyrtus tomentosa.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Sim

1. a female given name