Re: Syma
in reply to a message by Claire
I have always assumed that the name Sima is a short form of Simcha but according to the link below it's from aramaic, meaning "treasure".
http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsearch~model~GNDB_POLA~SIMA~GT~!1!!2!!3!~0~USRECORD1230
http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsearch~model~GNDB_POLA~SIMA~GT~!1!!2!!3!~0~USRECORD1230