Sim

See also: sim, SIM, sím, šim, šīm, and sɨm

English

Alternative forms

• (patronymic surname): Simm

Etymology 1

Chinese surname

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

Korean surname

Borrowed from Korean 심(沈) (Sim).

Proper noun

Sim

1. A male given name, diminutive of Simon and Simeon.
   • 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.
3. A surname from Hokkien.
4. A surname from Korean.

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.

Etymology 2

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 3

Most likely derived from the word simulation, as The Sims, SimCity, and related franchises are simulation games.

Noun

Sim (plural Sims)

1. (video games) Any of the characters in the video game The Sims, which simulates aspects of a human social environment.

Derived terms

• Simblr
• Simguru
• Simlish
• Simmer

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