Simeon

See also: Simeón, Siméon, and Símeon

English

Etymology

From Middle English Simeon, from Latin Simeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪ.mi.ən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪmiən
• Hyphenation: Si‧me‧on
• Homophone: simian

Proper noun

Simeon (countable and uncountable, plural Simeons)

2. (biblical) Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 35:22–26, column 2:

     Now the ſonnes of Iacob were twelue. 23 The ſonnes of Leah: Reuben Iacobs firſt borne, and Simeon, and Leui, and Iudah, and Iſſachar, and Zebulun. 24 The ſonnes of Rachel: Ioſeph, and Beniamin. 25 And the ſonnes of Bilhah, Rachels handmaid: Dan and Naphtali. 26 And the ſonnes of Zilpah, Leahs handmaid: Gad, and Aſher. Theſe are the ſonnes of Iacob, which were borne to him in Padan Aram.

3. (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Simeon.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 19:1, column 2:

     And the ſecond lot came foorth to Simeon, euen for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Iudah.

4. A male given name from Hebrew.
5. A surname.
6. A placename:
   1. An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.

Derived terms

• Simeonism
• Simeonite

Translations

second son of Jacob

• Bulgarian: Симео́н m (Simeón)
• Cherokee: ᏏᎻᏯᏂ (simiyani)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西緬 / 西缅 (Xīmiǎn), 西默盎 (Xīmò'àng) (Catholic)

• Estonian: Siimeon
• Finnish: Simeon
• Greek: Συμεών (el) m (Symeón)

  Ancient Greek: Συμεών m (Sumeṓn)

• Gujarati: શિમયોન m (śimyon)
• Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן (he) (shimon)
• Hindi: शिमोन m (śimon)
• Kazakh: Шимеон (Şimeon)
• Latin: Simeōn m
• Macedonian: Симеон m (Simeon)
• Māori: Himiona
• Portuguese: Simeão (pt) m
• Russian: Симео́н (ru) m (Simeón)
• Scottish Gaelic: Simeon m
• Sicilian: Simeuni m
• Spanish: Simeón (es)
• Vietnamese: Simêon

one of the twelve tribes of Israel

• Bulgarian: Симео́н m (Simeón)
• Hebrew: שמעון (he) m (shim'on)
• Kazakh: Шимеон (Şimeon)
• Macedonian: Симеон m (Simeon)
• Russian: Симео́н (ru) m (Simeón)
• Sicilian: Simeuni m

male given name

• Bulgarian: Симео́н m (Simeón)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西米恩 (Xīmǐ'ēn)

• Chuvash: Ҫемен (Śemen)
• Estonian: Siim
• Finnish: Simeoni
• Greek: Συμεών (el) m (Symeón)
• Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן (he) (shimon)
• Ingrian: Semena
• Macedonian: Симеон m (Simeon)
• Māori: Himiona
• Portuguese: Simeão (pt) m
• Russian: Семён (ru) m (Semjón)
• Scottish Gaelic: Sìm m
• Sicilian: Simeuni m
• Yakut: Сэмэн (Semen)

See also

• Simeon (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Emison, Neoism, Siemon, Simone, eonism, mesion, moesin, monies, semion

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Simeon, from Old Testament Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (“hearkening, listening”). Also from Spanish Simeon.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Si‧meon

Proper noun

Simeon

1. a male given name from English or Spanish
2. (biblical) Simeon
3. the tribe of Simeon

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Simeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, literally “listening, hearkening (to a prayer)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsimeon/, [ˈs̠ime̞o̞n]
• Rhymes: -imeon
• Syllabification^(key): Si‧me‧on
• Hyphenation^(key): Si‧me‧on

Proper noun

Simeon

1. Simeon (biblical figure)
2. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Simeon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Simeon	Simeonit
genitive		Simeonin	Simeonien Simeoneiden Simeoneitten
partitive		Simeonia	Simeoneita Simeoneja
illative		Simeoniin	Simeoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Simeon	Simeonit
accusative	nom.	Simeon	Simeonit
	gen.	Simeonin
genitive		Simeonin	Simeonien Simeoneiden Simeoneitten
partitive		Simeonia	Simeoneita Simeoneja
inessive		Simeonissa	Simeoneissa
elative		Simeonista	Simeoneista
illative		Simeoniin	Simeoneihin
adessive		Simeonilla	Simeoneilla
ablative		Simeonilta	Simeoneilta
allative		Simeonille	Simeoneille
essive		Simeonina	Simeoneina
translative		Simeoniksi	Simeoneiksi
abessive		Simeonitta	Simeoneitta
instructive		—	Simeonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Simeon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Simeonini Simeonini accusative nom. Simeonini Simeonini gen. Simeonini genitive Simeonini Simeonieni Simeoneideni Simeoneitteni partitive Simeoniani Simeoneitani Simeonejani inessive Simeonissani Simeoneissani elative Simeonistani Simeoneistani illative Simeoniini Simeoneihini adessive Simeonillani Simeoneillani ablative Simeoniltani Simeoneiltani allative Simeonilleni Simeoneilleni essive Simeoninani Simeoneinani translative Simeonikseni Simeoneikseni abessive Simeonittani Simeoneittani instructive — — comitative — Simeoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Simeonisi Simeonisi accusative nom. Simeonisi Simeonisi gen. Simeonisi genitive Simeonisi Simeoniesi Simeoneidesi Simeoneittesi partitive Simeoniasi Simeoneitasi Simeonejasi inessive Simeonissasi Simeoneissasi elative Simeonistasi Simeoneistasi illative Simeoniisi Simeoneihisi adessive Simeonillasi Simeoneillasi ablative Simeoniltasi Simeoneiltasi allative Simeonillesi Simeoneillesi essive Simeoninasi Simeoneinasi translative Simeoniksesi Simeoneiksesi abessive Simeonittasi Simeoneittasi instructive — — comitative — Simeoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Simeonimme Simeonimme accusative nom. Simeonimme Simeonimme gen. Simeonimme genitive Simeonimme Simeoniemme Simeoneidemme Simeoneittemme partitive Simeoniamme Simeoneitamme Simeonejamme inessive Simeonissamme Simeoneissamme elative Simeonistamme Simeoneistamme illative Simeoniimme Simeoneihimme adessive Simeonillamme Simeoneillamme ablative Simeoniltamme Simeoneiltamme allative Simeonillemme Simeoneillemme essive Simeoninamme Simeoneinamme translative Simeoniksemme Simeoneiksemme abessive Simeonittamme Simeoneittamme instructive — — comitative — Simeoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Simeoninne Simeoninne accusative nom. Simeoninne Simeoninne gen. Simeoninne genitive Simeoninne Simeonienne Simeoneidenne Simeoneittenne partitive Simeonianne Simeoneitanne Simeonejanne inessive Simeonissanne Simeoneissanne elative Simeonistanne Simeoneistanne illative Simeoniinne Simeoneihinne adessive Simeonillanne Simeoneillanne ablative Simeoniltanne Simeoneiltanne allative Simeonillenne Simeoneillenne essive Simeoninanne Simeoneinanne translative Simeoniksenne Simeoneiksenne abessive Simeonittanne Simeoneittanne instructive — — comitative — Simeoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Simeoninsa Simeoninsa accusative nom. Simeoninsa Simeoninsa gen. Simeoninsa genitive Simeoninsa Simeoniensa Simeoneidensa Simeoneittensa partitive Simeoniaan Simeoniansa Simeoneitaan Simeonejaan Simeoneitansa Simeonejansa inessive Simeonissaan Simeonissansa Simeoneissaan Simeoneissansa elative Simeonistaan Simeonistansa Simeoneistaan Simeoneistansa illative Simeoniinsa Simeoneihinsa adessive Simeonillaan Simeonillansa Simeoneillaan Simeoneillansa ablative Simeoniltaan Simeoniltansa Simeoneiltaan Simeoneiltansa allative Simeonilleen Simeonillensa Simeoneilleen Simeoneillensa essive Simeoninaan Simeoninansa Simeoneinaan Simeoneinansa translative Simeonikseen Simeoniksensa Simeoneikseen Simeoneiksensa abessive Simeonittaan Simeonittansa Simeoneittaan Simeoneittansa instructive — — comitative — Simeoneineen Simeoneinensa

Statistics

• Simeon is the 649^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 259 male individuals (and as a middle name to 789 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

Proper noun

Simeon m or f

1. Simeon: a surname

Latin

Alternative forms

• Symeōn

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Old Testament Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, literally “hearkening, listening”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsɪ.me.oːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsiː.me.on]

Proper noun

Simeōn m sg (genitive Simeōn or Simeōnis); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension

1. Simeon (Biblical figure, son of Jacob)
2. other Biblical characters of the same name

Declension

Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Simeōn
genitive	Simeōn Simeōnis
dative	Simeōn Simeōnī
accusative	Simeōn Simeōnem
ablative	Simeōn Simeōne
vocative	Simeōn

Descendants

• → Middle English: Simeon, Symeon
  • English: Simeon

References

• “Sĭmĕōn”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,443/1.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Symeon

Etymology

From Latin Simeōn.

Proper noun

Simeon

1. Simeon
   • a. 1500 [a. 1400?], Stanzaic Life of Christ; quoted in “In the Long Run: Practical Time in the Chester Plays”, in Matthew Sergi, Practical Cues and Social Spectacle in the Chester Plays, Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 2020, →ISBN, page 174:

     Ones I rede that Simeon, / A qvile bifore that Crist was born, / Isaias boke he loket opon […] When Simeon segh þis ilk thing, / Merueilet wonderly he was, / And hopide hit hade ben fals wrytyng

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• English: Simeon

References

• “Simeon”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Simeon m anim (Cyrillic spelling Симеон)

1. a male given name

Further reading

• “Simeon”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026