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15-519: Sime is a surname which traces back to the Clan Fraser , and the name Shimidh , Gaelic for Simon . It may refer to one of these: Dave Sime (1936-2016), an American athlete Ruth Lewin Sime (1939- ), American author Sidney Sime (1867-1941), a British artist Sime Darby , a Malaysian company The Sime - Gen Universe , a fictional world for

30-589: A derived form of fraise which means "strawberry" in French and such popular etymologies explain many badges and coats of arms. The first Frasers to appear in Scottish records were the following: About five generations after the first Simon Fraser, another Simon Fraser was captured fighting for Robert the Bruce and was executed in 1306 by Edward I of England . Simon's cousin was Alexander Fraser of Cowie who

45-602: A series of stories by Jacqueline Lichtenberg Sime Silverman (1877-1933), founder of the show business publication Variety Other uses [ edit ] Security Intelligence Middle East (SIME) , a British intelligence organization in the Middle East during the Second World War See also [ edit ] Šime (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

60-666: Is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands . It is not to be confused with the Clan Fraser of Lovat who are a separate Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands (though with a common ancestry). Both clans have their own separate chief, both of whom are officially recognized by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs . The exact origins of the surname "Fraser" can not be determined with any great certainty. The Frasers are believed to have come from

75-647: The County of Anjou in France somewhere in the 11th century, and some possible places of origin have been suggested throughout the years, with La Frezelière (at La Roche-Neuville ) and Fréteval being the most common. Traditionally, the surname is thought to be of French origin, but the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names (2016) notes there is no place name in France corresponding with the earliest spellings of

90-482: The Earl of Ross in 1375. In 1592, Sir Alexander Fraser of Philorth received charters from James VI of Scotland for the fishing village of Faithlie which later became the town of Fraserburgh . Sir Alexander Fraser was also authorized to found a university in the town but this scheme was short-lived due to the religious troubles of the time. The eighth Laird of Philorth built Fraserburgh Castle, which later became

105-940: The Jacobite risings , although their distant Highland relatives in the Clan Fraser of Lovat were Jacobites. The sixteenth Lord Saltoun commanded the Light Companies of the First Guards at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The nineteenth Lord Saltoun was a prisoner of war during World War I in Germany . Later, in 1936 he became a member of the House of Lords and promoted the Royal National Lifeboat Institution . Fraser Societies Popular etymology Such etymologies often have

120-593: The Kinnaird Head lighthouse. This bankrupted him and Philorth Castle was lost from the family for over three hundred years until 1934 when it was bought back by the 19th Lord Saltoun . The ninth Laird of Philorth married the heiress of the Abernethy Lords Saltoun. Their son, Alexander Fraser, 11th Lord Saltoun , was severely wounded at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. He survived thanks to his servant, James Cardno, who rescued him from

135-596: The battlefield. In 1666 the tenth Lord built Philorth House a mile from Fraserburgh which remained the family seat until it burned down in 1915. Sir Alexander Fraser of Durris was personal physician to Charles II of England . He was educated at Aberdeen and accompanied the king on his campaign throughout 1650. After the Restoration he sat in the Scottish Parliament and he featured in the diaries of Samuel Pepys . The Fraser family took no part in

150-451: The early modern period began to produce more reliable results, but many of their hypotheses have also been superseded. Other false etymologies are the result of specious and untrustworthy claims made by individuals, such as the unfounded claims made by Daniel Cassidy that hundreds of common English words such as baloney , grumble , and bunkum derive from the Irish language . In

165-472: The evidence that happen to be false. For a given word there may often have been many serious attempts by scholars to propose etymologies based on the best information available at the time, and these can be later modified or rejected as linguistic scholarship advances. The results of medieval etymology , for example, were plausible given the insights available at the time, but have often been rejected by modern linguists. The etymologies of humanist scholars in

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180-450: The feel of urban legends and can be more colorful and fanciful than the typical etymologies found in dictionaries, often involving stories of unusual practices in particular subcultures (e.g. Oxford students from non-noble families being supposedly forced to write sine nobilitate by their name, soon abbreviated to s.nob. , hence the word snob ). Erroneous etymologies can exist for many reasons. Some are reasonable interpretations of

195-669: The name "de Fresel", "de Friselle", and "de Freseliere", and suggests the possibility it represents a Gaelic name "corrupted beyond recognition by Anglo-French scribes". The name Fraser may be an altered form of the French patronymic Fresel . The French surname Fresel meant "ribbon, braid" in Old French and was probably the nickname for such merchants. In fact, the surnames Fresel and Frezel are now centred on Normandy and Artois/French Flanders and not in Anjou because Fresel/Frezel were historically Plantagenet. It sounds like

210-505: The title Sime . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sime&oldid=1011568287 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Clan Fraser Clan Fraser

225-427: Was Bruce's chamberlain. He married Bruce's sister Mary . Alexander Fraser's younger brother was another Sir Simon Fraser , from whom the chiefs of the Clan Fraser of Lovat are descended. One of Simon Fraser's grandsons was Sir Alexander Fraser of Cowie and Durris. This Alexander Fraser acquired a castle now called Cairnbulg Castle and the lands of Philorth by marriage to Joanna, younger daughter and co-heiress of

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