Sima (given name)

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Sima is a feminine given name that is used in different countries. In Iran (Persian: سيما) and Turkey it is a feminine name. It literally means face (and a beautiful face by implication).^{[citation needed]} In India, it is usually transcribed “Seema” and also a feminine name. The meaning in Hindi is boundary. ^{[1][unreliable source?]} It is also a Greek and a Hebrew name. Among Jewish communities, the name Sima (סִימָה) can be from Hebrew and Aramaic, where it means treasure^[2] or precious, or as a nickname for someone named Simcha.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people with one of these names:

• Sima Sami Bahous (born 1956), Jordanian Executive Director of UN Women
• Sima Bina (born 1945), Iranian musician
• Sima Abd Rabo (born 1976), Syrian activist
• Sima Samar (born 1957), Afghan political figure