Symon

Symon is also the medieval Dutch form of Simon (1). It is sometimes spelled as Sijmon in early modern sources. The name is still in use today, but it's extremely rare (especially when compared to Simon).

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In modern Dutch, Symon is pronounced as: /'si.mɔn/

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Sources:

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• https://dmnes.org/name/Simon (in English; see Belgium, Brabant and The Netherlands)
• https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Symon (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2017)
• http://www.names.be/voornamen.html?met=Symon&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
• Dutch Names 1358-1361: https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/dutch/earlydutch14.html (in English)
• Names from Antwerp, 1443-1561: https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/dutch/plaiser.html (in English)
• Symons (patronymic surname): https://cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=symons&gba_naam=Symons&nfd_naam=Sijmons%20(y)&operator=eq&taal= (in Dutch)
• (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Symon&last=&search=Zoeken
• https://www.facebook.com/search/people?q=symon
• Symon van de Moolen (1658-1741): https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symon_van_de_Moolen (in Dutch)
• Symon van der Does (1507-1587): https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symon_van_der_Does (in Dutch)

Also Belarusian, spelled Сымон : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symon_Budny

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https://books.google.de/books?id=X51iDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA262&lpg=PA262&dq=Symon+belarus&source=bl&ots=GmWav_JP17&sig=ACfU3U2AChLeOFTa0had5CxiAHnXY3w6dA&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitztn9m-fjAhXBI1AKHZKHCVEQ6AEwD3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Symon%20belarus&f=false --- poet Symon Polatski

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http://www.mein-grodno.eu/francisak_bahusevic.html --- pseudonym Symon Reŭka

The more common form of this name in Ukraine is Semen (Семен, Se-mEn). Famous bearers are Semen Hulak-Artemovsky or Semen Paliy. Symon (Симон, SI-mon) is rather rare form, mostly ecclesiastical or biblical (Симон Зілот - Simon the Zealot, Симон Маккавей - Simon Maccabeus). [noted -ed]