Simeon name - Meaning of Simeon

Simeon name - Meaning of Simeon

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

3

Usage

Biblical, Bulgarian, Serbian, Hebrew

Pronounced

SIM-ee-ən (English)

Simeon Meaning

From the Hebrew name Shim'on (see Simon). In the Old Testament this is the name of the second son of Jacob and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. In the New Testament this is the name of a man who blessed the newborn Jesus. It was also borne by a powerful 10th-century ruler of Bulgaria. Simeon is a Bulgarian variant of Simon. Simon originates in Hebrew language and means "God has heard". As a masculine given name it has been popular over centuries and in different spellings all over the world. It appears in the Bible on multiple occasions. It functions as a surname as well.

Simeon Related Names
Variant:, Siméon
Diminutive: Simo (Serbian)
Feminine Form: Simona (Bulgarian)
Other Languages: Ximun (Basque), Simon, Symeon (Biblical Greek), Shimon (Biblical Hebrew), Simon, Symeon (Biblical Latin), Šimun (Croatian), Šimon (Czech), Simon (Danish), Siemen, Simon (Dutch), Simon (English), Simo (Finnish), Simon (French), Siemen (Frisian), Simon, Simoni (Georgian), Simon (German), Shimon (Hebrew), Simon (Hungarian), Simone (Italian), Simonas (Lithuanian), Simon (Macedonian), Ximeno (Medieval Spanish), Simon (Norwegian), Szymon (Polish), Simão (Portuguese), Simion, Simon (Romanian), Semen, Semyon (Russian), Šimon (Slovak), Simon (Slovene), Simón (Spanish), Simon (Swedish), Semen, Symon (Ukrainian), Shimmel (Yiddish)