Simon name - Meaning of Simon
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- SIE-mən (English) , see-MAW N (French) , ZEE-mawn (German) , SEE-mawn (Dutch)
- Simon Meaning
- From Σιμων (Simon) , the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name (Shim'on) which meant "he has heard". This was the name of several biblical characters, including the man who carried the cross for Jesus. However, the most important person of this name in the New Testament was the apostle Simon, also known as Peter (a name given to him by Jesus). Because of him, this name has been common in the Christian world. In England it was popular during the Middle Ages, though it became rarer after the Protestant Reformation. 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.
Simon Related Names
Variants: Simen (Norwegian), Siemen (Dutch), Simoni (Georgian), Symeon (Biblical Greek)
Diminutives: Siem (Dutch), Sime (Macedonian)
Feminine Forms: Simone, Cymone, Simonette (English), Simone (French), Simona (Slovene), Simona (Romanian), Simona (Macedonian)
Other Languages: Ximun (Basque), Shimon (Biblical Hebrew), Simeon (Bulgarian), Šimun, Šime, Šimo (Croatian), Šimon (Czech), Simo (Finnish), Siemen (Frisian), Shimon (Hebrew), Simone (Italian), Simonas (Lithuanian), Ximeno (Medieval Spanish), Szymon (Polish), Simão (Portuguese), Semen, Semyon (Russian), Simeon, Simo (Serbian), Šimon (Slovak), Simón, Jimeno (Spanish), Semen, Symon (Ukrainian), Shimmel (Yiddish)
Simon Celebrities
Simon Gagne - hockey player, Simon Baker - actor, Simon Callow - actor, Simon Dyson - golfer, Simon Fraser - football player, Simon Kirke - musician, Simon Newcomb - astronomer, Simon Rex - actor,
