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Sims.

A surname transferred from the given name.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/sɪmz/
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

  2. A number of places in the United States: A village in Wayne County, Illinois.

  3. A number of places in the United States: A township and census-designated place therein, in Grant County, Indiana.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A township in Arenac County, Michigan.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A town in Wilson County, North Carolina.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Brazos County, Texas.

Where this word comes from

From Sim, the short form of Simon + -s.

noun/sɪmz/
  1. plural of Sim

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

From Sim, the short form of Simon + -s.

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