Sima (given name)
Sima is a feminine given name of Persian, Hebrew and Aramaic origin. In Iran and Turkey it is a feminine name. It literally means face. In India, it is usually transcribed “Seema” and also a feminine name. The meaning in Hindi is boundary. It is also a Greek and a Hebrew name. Among Jewish communities, the name Sima can be from Hebrew and Aramaic, where it means treasure or precious, or as a nickname for someone named Simcha.
Notable people with one of these names:
- Sima Sami Bahous, Jordanian Executive Director of UN Women
- Sima Bina, Iranian musician
- Sima Abd Rabo, Syrian activist
- Sima Samar, Afghan political figure
- Sima Katić, Serbian revolutionary