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Si.

A diminutive of the male given name Simon.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/saɪ/
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Simon.

  2. A diminutive of the female given name Simone.

  3. A diminutive of the male given name Silas.

Where this word comes from

From clipping of various words beginning with the syllable /saɪ/.

name/sɪ//sə/
  1. A river in Shandong, China.

  2. A county of Suzhou, Anhui, China.

  3. Various prefectures of imperial China.

    historical
  4. A surname from Mandarin.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of Chinese 泗 (Sì), 肆 (Sì), and 姒 (Sì, “a surname, older brother's wife”).

name
  1. Alternative form of Xi.

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