tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post3843611613117269728..comments2024-02-18T04:34:40.897-04:00Comments on Living in Barbados: What is the origin of Bim?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-62944333006361275982011-03-19T00:10:02.113-04:002011-03-19T00:10:02.113-04:00over here in the small beautiful island of BIM.......over here in the small beautiful island of BIM.....we have plenty meanings of what the word/abbreviation means. Though it is true that it deprives way back when, before we became Independent and was once "a part of England". Though what the other person said is used as well. It also known as Barbados Is Mines to some tourist. As a term used after moving on away from England. But it is alot more hearsay that one might think.Laronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-28255790159057499242011-03-19T00:07:34.386-04:002011-03-19T00:07:34.386-04:00over here in the small beautiful island of BIM.......over here in the small beautiful island of BIM.....we have plenty meanings of what the word/abbreviation means. Though it is true that it deprives way back when, before we became Independent and was once "a part of England". Though what the other person said is used as well. It also known as Barbados Is Mines to some tourist. As a term used after moving on away from England. But it is alot more hearsay that one might think.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916721919107992477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-75433227081068496402010-10-12T12:34:49.944-04:002010-10-12T12:34:49.944-04:00I always thought BIM stood for Barbados In Mind.I always thought BIM stood for Barbados In Mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-47552615674777088282009-10-31T11:06:10.661-04:002009-10-31T11:06:10.661-04:00Thank you for the various possible
origins of BIM ...Thank you for the various possible<br />origins of BIM . I will fondly think<br />of it to me Goddess Rock !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-30657223197199604852008-09-09T17:17:00.000-04:002008-09-09T17:17:00.000-04:00found this on wikipedia....Corrie ScottAnother nam...found this on wikipedia....Corrie Scott<BR/><BR/>Another name associated with Barbados or her people is "Bim" or "Bimshire". The origin is uncertain but several theories abound, one theory according to Richard Allsopp and the National Cultural Foundation of Barbados, "Bim" was a word commonly used by slaves. It derives from the phrase "bi mu"[2] or either ("bem", "Ndi bem", "Nwanyi ibem" or "Nwoke ibem")[3] from an Igbo phrase, meaning "my people." In colloquial or literary contexts, "Bim" can also take a more deific tone, referring to the "goddess" Barbados.[citation needed] The word Bim and Bimshire are recorded in the OED and the Chamber's Twentieth Century Dictionary. Another possible source for "Bim" is reported to be in the Agricultural Reporter of 25 April 1868, The Rev. N Greenidge suggested the listing of Bimshire as a county of England. Expressly named were "Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, and Bimshire".[4] Lastly in the Daily Argosy (of Demerara i.e. Guyana) of 1652 it referred to Bim as a possible corruption of the word "Byam" which was a Royalist leader against the Parliamentarians. That source suggested the followers of Byam became known as Bims and became a word for all Barbadians.[5]Corrie Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641335581743715274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-75583627783201588732007-10-26T13:21:00.000-04:002007-10-26T13:21:00.000-04:00The dialling code idea is interesting but "BIM" wa...The dialling code idea is interesting but "BIM" was around a lot earlier (back in the 19th century) than were the numbers for international dialling (in the early 1960s)Dennis Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500715553200132089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-39984867327353592082007-10-26T13:04:00.000-04:002007-10-26T13:04:00.000-04:00I am of the understanding that BIM is derived from...I am of the understanding that BIM is derived from the international telephone code - 246. Look at any telephone keypad and spell it out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-2882419651983631872007-06-09T20:02:00.000-04:002007-06-09T20:02:00.000-04:00Can't help you on the origin but if I am rememberi...Can't help you on the origin but if I am remembering correctly, I think BIM also used to be the name of a brand of soft drinks.Also, as I understand it, BIM! is also currently used as an expression much in the same way as "BUP!" used to be used some years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-55514067267339553902007-06-04T17:00:00.000-04:002007-06-04T17:00:00.000-04:00would be interested in seeing what your query turn...would be interested in seeing what your query turns up.Jdidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493622796742761799noreply@blogger.com