English
Sim
Sim comes from Middle English Sym.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Sym
- Englishearliest quotation 1902Sim
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Sym
- Englishearliest quotation 1902Sim
Earliest quotation: 1902, John Buchan: “The other [witness] was one Sim Doolittle, the fish…”
Every English word from Middle English Sym
Today it means
name A male given name, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Sym / Sim