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Sim
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Appendix:Variations of "sim"
English
Alternative forms
patronymic surname en Simm
Korean surname en Shim
Pronunciation
en /sɪm/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sim.wav Southern England
en ɪm 1
Etymology 1
en name :inh enm:Sym<id:name>
From en enm Sym, diminutive of enm Simeon and enm Simon.
Proper noun
A male given name, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
en 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.
en Scottish given names derived from the given name.
Derived terms
en Simpson
Etymology 2
Borrowed from en nan-hbl - 沈 Sím or en nan-tws - 沈 sim2.
Proper noun
en Hokkien.
Etymology 3
en :bor ko:^심(沈) + 1
Proper noun
en Korean.
Etymology 4
Noun
en Christianity
A Simeonite follower of Charles Simeon.
en by extension A person with Methodist tendencies.
References
en 1873 John Camden Hotten The Slang Dictionary https://www.gutenberg.org/files/42108/42108-h/42108-h.htm#:~:text=denominated%20%E2%80%9Ca%20delicate%2E%E2%80%9D-,Sim,-%2C%20one%20of
Etymology 5
en from the title of The Sims :clip<unc> simulation
From the title of The Sims, which most likely came from a en simulation 1, as The Sims, SimCity, and related franchises are simulation games; compare en sim simulator, simulation.
Noun
en any of the characters in the video game The Sims en video games Any of the characters in the video game The Sims, which simulates aspects of a human social environment.
en someone acting foolishly en often derogatory Someone who is, or is accused of, acting like a bumbling fool.
en NPC#Noun
Derived terms
en Simblr
en Simguru
en Simlish
en Simmer
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Sim is the 5732nd 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
en ims -ism IMS IMs ISM MIS MIs MSI ism mis-
en diminutives of male given names eponyms
en The Sims
Portuguese
pt:The Sims
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Sim<id:any of the characters in the video game The Sims> + 1
Pronunciation
simm,+
pt im ĩ 1
pt Sim
pt sim
Noun
mfbysense #s
pt video games en Sim any of the characters in the video game The Sims any character from The Sims
pt The Sims
Vietnamese
Etymology
From vi sim rose myrtle.
Pronunciation
vi sim
Proper noun
vi female