The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Shortened form of “Silas“, “Simon“, etc.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Sie, Siem, Sim, Sy, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Si (Simon) Carfax, Gwenny’s father, a Cornish miner lured into Essex to work Reuben Huckabuck’s secret mine, in Lorna Doone, by R.D. Blackmore (written in 1869, set in the 1670s-1680s).

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• Simon | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  September 13, 2014 at 3:01 pm

  […] IN LITERATURE: – Simon Carfax (sometimes called “Si“), Gwenny’s father, a Cornish miner lured into Essex to work Reuben Huckabuck’s […]

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