Simon

See also: simon, simón, ŝimon, Simón, Símon, and Šimon

English

Etymology

From Middle English Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”). In Britain, confusion arose at an early date due to similarity with native Sigmund (Siegmund), and its Norman introduced variant, Simund. Doublet of Simeon.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sīm'ən, IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪmən/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪmən

Proper noun

Simon (plural Simons)

1. Name of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 10:2–4, columns 2–1:

     Now the names of the twelue Apoſtles are theſe: The firſt, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames the ſonne of Zebedee, and Iohn his brother: Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the Publicane, Iames the ſonne of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whoſe ſurname was Thaddeus: Simon the Canaanite, and Iudas Iſcariot, who alſo betrayed him.

2. A male given name from Hebrew.
   • 1996, Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 379:

     His first name is Simon. I wonder why his mother named him that, or it may have been his father. My own father never bothered with the naming of us, it was up to Mother and Aunt Pauline. There is Simon Peter the Apostle, of course, who was made a fisher of men by our Lord. But there is also Simple Simon. Met a pie man, going to the fair.

3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
   • 2016, Vanessa Knights, Ian Biddle, Music, National Identity and the Politics of Location, page 52:

     Western musicians such as Peter Gabriel, Sting, Paul Simon and David Byrne

Related terms

• Sim
• Simcox
• Simeon
• Simmonds
• Simmons
• Simms
• Simone
• Simons
• Simonson
• simony
• Simpson
• Sims
• Simson
• Syme
• Symes
• Symonds
• Symons

 

Translations

biblical characters

• Amharic: ስሞኦን (səmoʾon), ስሞዖን (səmoʿon)
• Arabic: سِمْعَان m (simʕān), شَمْعُون m (šamʕūn)
• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ (šemʿun)

• Bikol Central: Simon
• Catalan: Simó (ca)
• Cebuano: Simon
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 西門／西门 (sai¹ mun⁴), 西滿／西满 (sai¹ mun⁵) (Catholic)

  Hakka: 西門／西门 (Sî-mùn)

  Hokkien: 西門／西门 (Se-bûn)

  Mandarin: 西門／西门 (zh) (Xīmén), 西滿／西满 (Xīmǎn) (Catholic)

• Danish: Simon
• Estonian: Siimon
• Faroese: Símun m
• Finnish: Simon (fi)
• French: Simon (fr)
• German: Simon (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Σίμων m (Símōn)

• Hawaiian: Simona
• Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן (he) m (shim'ón)
• Hiligaynon: Simon
• Ilocano: Simon
• Indonesian: Simon
• Irish: Síomón m
• Italian: Simone (it)
• Kapampangan: Simon
• Kazakh: Шимон (Şimon)
• Lithuanian: Simonas (lt) m
• Maore Comorian: Simoni
• Maori: Haimona
• Northern Sami: Simmon
• Norwegian: Simon (no)
• Persian: شمعون (fa) (šam'un), سمعان (sem'ân)
• Portuguese: Simão (pt) m
• Russian: Симо́н (ru) m (Simón), Симео́н (ru) m (Simeón), Семён (ru) m (Semjón), Шимо́н m (Šimón)
• Spanish: Simón (es)
• Swedish: Simon (sv)
• Tagalog: Simon
• Tigrinya: ስሞዖን (səmoʿon)
• Ukrainian: Сімо́н (Simón), Семе́н (uk) m (Semén)
• Vietnamese: Simon, Simôn
• Waray-Waray: Simon

male given name

• Amharic: ስሞኦን (səmoʾon), ስሞዖን (səmoʿon)
• Arabic: سِمْعَان m (simʕān), شَمْعُون m (šamʕūn)
• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ (šemʿun)

• Armenian: Սիմոն (Simon)

  Old Armenian: Սիմէոն (Simēon)

• Basque: Ximon
• Belarusian: Сямён m (Sjamjón)
• Catalan: Simó (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西蒙 (Xīméng)

• Czech: Šimon (cs)
• Danish: Simon
• Estonian: Siim
• Faroese: Símun m
• Finnish: Simo (fi)
• French: Simon (fr)
• Georgian: სიმონ (simon)
• German: Simon (de)
• Greek: Σίμωνας (el) (Símonas), Σίμων (el) (Símon)
• Greenlandic: Siimuut
• Hawaiian: Kimona
• Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן (he) (Shim'ón)
• Ingrian: Semo
• Irish: Síomón m
• Italian: Simone (it)
• Japanese: サイモン (Saimon)
• Lithuanian: Simonas (lt) m
• Maltese: Xmun m
• Maori: Haimona
• Northern Sami: Simmon
• Norwegian: Simon (no)
• Occitan: Simon m
• Persian: شمعون (fa) (šam'un), سمعان (sem'ân)
• Polish: Szymon (pl) m
• Portuguese: Simão (pt) m
• Russian: Симо́н (ru) m (Simón), Семён (ru) m (Semjón), Са́ймон (ru) m (Sájmon)
• Spanish: Simón (es)
• Swedish: Simon (sv)
• Tigrinya: ስሞዖን (səmoʿon)
• Ukrainian: Семе́н (uk) m (Semén), Сімо́н m (Simón)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Simon is the 397^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 80,460 individuals. Simon is most common among White (65.09%) and Black (22.51%) individuals.

See also

• Peter

Noun

Simon (plural Simons)

1. Alternative letter-case form of simon (“sixpence coin”)
   • 1721, [Colley] Cibber, The Refusal; or, The Ladies Philosophy: A Comedy. […], London: […] B[arnaby Bernard] Lintot, […]; W[illiam] Mears, […]; and W[illiam Rufus] Chetwood, […], →OCLC, Act I, pages 9–10:

     […] I ovve Crop the Lender a Brace, and if I have a ſingle Simon to pay him, rot me: […]

Anagrams

• Minos, minos, omnis

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Simon. Also from Spanish Simón.

Proper noun

Simon

1. a male given name from English or Spanish
2. (biblical) Simon

Danish

Proper noun

Simon

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

Related terms

• (female given name) Simone
• (surname) Simonsen

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 551 males with the given name Simon have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsimon/, [ˈs̠imo̞n]
• Rhymes: -imon
• Syllabification^(key): Si‧mon

Proper noun

Simon

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

Declension

Inflection of Simon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Simon	—
genitive		Simonin	—
partitive		Simonia	—
illative		Simoniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Simon	—
accusative	nom.	Simon	—
	gen.	Simonin
genitive		Simonin	—
partitive		Simonia	—
inessive		Simonissa	—
elative		Simonista	—
illative		Simoniin	—
adessive		Simonilla	—
ablative		Simonilta	—
allative		Simonille	—
essive		Simonina	—
translative		Simoniksi	—
abessive		Simonitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Simonini — accusative nom. Simonini — gen. Simonini genitive Simonini — partitive Simoniani — inessive Simonissani — elative Simonistani — illative Simoniini — adessive Simonillani — ablative Simoniltani — allative Simonilleni — essive Simoninani — translative Simonikseni — abessive Simonittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Simonisi — accusative nom. Simonisi — gen. Simonisi genitive Simonisi — partitive Simoniasi — inessive Simonissasi — elative Simonistasi — illative Simoniisi — adessive Simonillasi — ablative Simoniltasi — allative Simonillesi — essive Simoninasi — translative Simoniksesi — abessive Simonittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Simonimme — accusative nom. Simonimme — gen. Simonimme genitive Simonimme — partitive Simoniamme — inessive Simonissamme — elative Simonistamme — illative Simoniimme — adessive Simonillamme — ablative Simoniltamme — allative Simonillemme — essive Simoninamme — translative Simoniksemme — abessive Simonittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Simoninne — accusative nom. Simoninne — gen. Simoninne genitive Simoninne — partitive Simonianne — inessive Simonissanne — elative Simonistanne — illative Simoniinne — adessive Simonillanne — ablative Simoniltanne — allative Simonillenne — essive Simoninanne — translative Simoniksenne — abessive Simonittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Simoninsa — accusative nom. Simoninsa — gen. Simoninsa genitive Simoninsa — partitive Simoniaan Simoniansa — inessive Simonissaan Simonissansa — elative Simonistaan Simonistansa — illative Simoniinsa — adessive Simonillaan Simonillansa — ablative Simoniltaan Simoniltansa — allative Simonilleen Simonillensa — essive Simoninaan Simoninansa — translative Simonikseen Simoniksensa — abessive Simonittaan Simonittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• simoninhyppymyyrä
• Simonkylä

 

Related terms

• Simo

Statistics

• Simon is the 312^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,290 male individuals (and as a middle name to 480 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 8 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Proper noun

Simon

1. genitive singular of Simo

Anagrams

• somin

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.mɔ̃/

Proper noun

Simon m

1. Simon (biblical figure)
2. a male given name
3. a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms

surname

• Simonard
• Simondet
• Simone
• Simoneau
• Simoneaux
• Simonet
• Simonett
• Simonin
• Simonne
• Simonneau
• Simonneaux
• Simonnet
• Simonnett

 

Related terms

• (feminine form): Simone

Anagrams

• moins

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈziːmɔn/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Simon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Simons)

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

Proper noun

Simon m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Simons or (with an article) Simon, feminine genitive Simon, plural Simons)

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms

• Simone f

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃimon]
• Hyphenation: Si‧mon
• Rhymes: -on

Proper noun

Simon

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Simon	Simonok
accusative	Simont	Simonokat
dative	Simonnak	Simonoknak
instrumental	Simonnal	Simonokkal
causal-final	Simonért	Simonokért
translative	Simonná	Simonokká
terminative	Simonig	Simonokig
essive-formal	Simonként	Simonokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Simonban	Simonokban
superessive	Simonon	Simonokon
adessive	Simonnál	Simonoknál
illative	Simonba	Simonokba
sublative	Simonra	Simonokra
allative	Simonhoz	Simonokhoz
elative	Simonból	Simonokból
delative	Simonról	Simonokról
ablative	Simontól	Simonoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Simoné	Simonoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Simonéi	Simonokéi

Possessive forms of Simon
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Simonom	Simonjaim
2nd person sing.	Simonod	Simonjaid
3rd person sing.	Simonja	Simonjai
1st person plural	Simonunk	Simonjaink
2nd person plural	Simonotok	Simonjaitok
3rd person plural	Simonjuk	Simonjaik

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), itself from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʿōn)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.mon/, [ˈs̠ɪmɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.mon/, [ˈsiːmon]

Proper noun

Simon m sg (genitive Simōnis); third declension

1. A Christian male given name from Biblical Hebrew

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Simon
Genitive	Simōnis
Dative	Simōnī
Accusative	Simōnem
Ablative	Simōne
Vocative	Simon

Descendants

• → Italian: Simone

Middle English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”).

Proper noun

Simon

1. a male given name

Descendants

• English: Simon
• Yola: Zimoon, Zimaan

References

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

Norwegian

Proper noun

Simon

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

Related terms

• Simen

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Simon c (genitive Simons)

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

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Latin Simon. Cognate with English Simon.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [si˧˧ mɔn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧] ~ [sɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧] ~ [sɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧]
• Phonetic: si mon

Proper noun

Simon

1. (Roman Catholicism) Simon

Synonyms

• Simôn