Sim
A male given name, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
Proper noun
- 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.
Origin
From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
Forms
Derived
Proper noun Entry 2
- A surname from Hokkien.
Origin
Borrowed from Hokkien 沈 (Sím) or Teochew 沈 (sim2).
Forms
Proper noun Entry 3
- A surname from Korean.
Origin
Etymology tree Korean 심(沈) (Sim)bor. English Sim Borrowed from Korean 심(沈) (Sim).
Forms
Noun Christianity
- A Simeonite (follower of Charles Simeon).
- A person with Methodist tendencies.
Forms
Noun Christianity, video games
- Any of the characters in the video game The Sims, which simulates aspects of a human social environment.
- Someone who is, or is accused of, acting like a bumbling fool.
- Near-synonym: NPC
Synonyms: NPC
Origin
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”).