Origin and popularity of the name SIM
Origin
Sim : 1: Scottish (Aberdeenshire) English and Dutch: from the personal name Sim(m) or Sime a short form of Simon.2: Korean: variant of Shim 1.3: Chinese: Teochew Hokkien or Taiwanese Romanization of the surname 沈 (see Shen 1). This form is mainly found in Taiwan Fujian province and eastern Guangdong province from where people migrated to Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand Singapore Malaysia and Indonesia.4: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 岑 see Cen.5: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 單 see Shan 1.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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