Shimon

Gender Masculine
Usage Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Scripts שִׁמְעוֹן(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ʃim.ˈʔon/(Hebrew)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Hebrew form of Simeon (and Simon 1).

Related Names

Rootshamaʿ
VariantShim'i(Biblical Hebrew)
Other Languages & CulturesXimun(Basque) Siamion(Belarusian) Shimei, Simeon, Simon(Biblical) Simon, Symeon(Biblical Greek) Simon, Symeon(Biblical Latin) Simeon(Bulgarian) Šimun, Šime, Šimo(Croatian) Šimon(Czech) Simon(Danish) Siemen, Simon, Siem(Dutch) Simon(English) Siim(Estonian) Simo(Finnish) Simon(French) Siemen(Frisian) Simon(Georgian) Simon(German) Simon(Hungarian) Simone(Italian) Simonas, Simas(Lithuanian) Simon, Sime(Macedonian) Ximeno(Medieval Spanish) Simon, Simen(Norwegian) Szymon(Polish) Simão(Portuguese) Simion, Simon(Romanian) Semen, Semion, Semyon(Russian) Simeon, Simo(Serbian) Šimon(Slovak) Simon(Slovene) Simón, Jimeno(Spanish) Simon(Swedish) Semen, Symon(Ukrainian) Shimmel(Yiddish)
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Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   strange   simple   serious  

Categories

ballerinos, isograms, Israeli prime ministers

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h8095, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h8095.
Entry updated December 1, 2024