Etymology

McKim

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Today it means: A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Mac Shim
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Shim“son of Sim”
  2. English todayMcKim

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Shim (“son of Sim”), a pet form of the personal name Simon.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.