Gender Masculine
Usage English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1]
Pronounced Pron. /ˈsaɪ.mən/(English) /si.mɔ̃/(French) /ˈsi.mɔn/(Danish, Dutch, Macedonian) /ˈziː.mɔn/(German) /ˈʃi.mon/(Hungarian) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
From Σίμων (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʿon) meaning "hearing, listening", derived from שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) meaning "to hear, to listen". This name is spelled Simeon, based on Greek Συμεών, in many translations of the Old Testament, where it is borne by the second son of Jacob. The New Testament spelling may show influence from the otherwise unrelated Greek name Simon 2.In the New Testament Simon is the name of several characters, including the man who carried the cross for Jesus. Most importantly however it was borne by the leading apostle Simon, also known as Peter (a name given to him by Jesus).Because of the apostle, this name has been common in the Christian world. In England it was popular during the Middle Ages, though it became more rare after the Protestant Reformation.
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Other Languages & CulturesXimun(Basque) Siamion(Belarusian) Shim'i, Shimon(Biblical Hebrew) Simeon(Bulgarian) Šimun, Šime, Šimo(Croatian) Šimon(Czech) Siim(Estonian) Simo(Finnish) Siemen(Frisian) Shimon(Hebrew) Simone(Italian) Simonas, Simas(Lithuanian) Ximeno(Medieval Spanish) Szymon(Polish) Simão(Portuguese) Semen, Semion, Semyon(Russian) Simeon, Simo(Serbian) Šimon(Slovak) Simón, Jimeno(Spanish) Semen, Symon(Ukrainian) Shimmel(Yiddish)
Surname DescendantsSimonsen(Danish) Simon, Simonis, Simons(Dutch) Simmons, Simon, Simons, Simonson, Symonds, Symons, Simen(English) Simon(French) Siemon, Simmon, Simon, Simoneit, Simonis, Simons(German) Simon(Hungarian) Simonsen(Norwegian) Simonsson(Swedish)
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Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g4613, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g4613.
