Simon (given name)

Simon
St. Simon the Zealot, by Peter Paul Rubens (c. 1611), from his Twelve Apostles series at the Museo del Prado, Madrid
Gender	Male
Name day	January 5 (Hungary) May 3 (Greece) October 23 (France) October 28 (Germany, Hungary, Sweden)
Origin
Word/name	Genesis 29:33
Meaning	"He(God) has heard"
Popularity	see popular names

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Simon is a common name, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʻôn, meaning "He (God) has heard." Some authors consider it a classical Greek name.^[1] Commentators on the New Testament question the origin of the name, assuming that it can be either a hellenised form of the Hebrew Shim'on, or a real Greek name.^[2]

In other languages

Ancient Greek: Σίμων (Simon). This name appears in Greek mythology as one of the Telchines. In Greek means "flat-nosed".^[3]^[4]^[5]
Albanian: Simon, Simeon
Amharic: ስምዖን, Smeon
Arabic: سِمْعَان (Simʻān), شَمْعُون (Šamʻūn)
Aramaic (old): Šimʻōn (Shim'on)
Aramaic (middle and modern): ܫܡܥܘܢ (Šëmʻūn, Shem'un), (Sëmʻān, Semaan)
Aragonese: Simón
Azerbaijani: Şımon
Basque: Simon or, sometimes, Ximun
Belarusian: Сымон (Symon), Сямён (Sjamyon)
Bengali: সাইমন (Sā'imana)
Bulgarian: Симеон (Simeon)
Catalan: Simó
Chinese Simplified: 西蒙 (Xīméng)
Chinese Traditional: 西蒙 (Xīméng)
Croatian: Šimun
Czech: Šimon
Danish: Simon
Dutch: Simon, Simeon, Siem
English: Simon
Esperanto: Simono
Estonian: Siimon, Siim, Simon, Simun
Faroese: Símun, Símin, Simona, Mona
Finnish: Simo, Simon
French: Simon
Galician: Simón
Georgian: სჳმეონ (Swimeon), სჳმონ (Swimon), სიმონ (Simon)
German: Simon
Greek: Συμεών (Symeon), Συμεώνος (Symeonos)
Gujarati: સિમોન (Simōna)
Hebrew: שמעון (Šimʻōn, Shimeon, Shimon)
Hindi: साइमन (Sā'imana)
Hmong: Ximoos
Hungarian: Semjén, Simon
Icelandic: Símon
Indonesian: Simon
Irish: Síomón
Italian: Simone
Japanese: サイモン (Saimon), シメオン（Simeon）
Kannada: ಸೈಮನ್ (Saiman)
Korean: 사이먼 (Saimon, Saimeon), 시몬 (Simon)
Kosovar: Sshimeoni
Latin: Simeonus, Simonis, Symeon
Latvian: Sīmanis, Sīmans, Simons
Lithuanian: Simonas, Šymonas
Macedonian: Симон (Simon), Симеон (Simeon)
Malayalam: ശിമയോൻ (Shimayon), സീമോൻ (Simon)
Maltese: Xmun
Maori: Haimona
Marathi: सायमन (Sāyamana)
Mongolian: Симон (Simon)
Nepali: सिमोन (Simōna)
Norwegian: Simon, Simen
Occitan: Simon
Persian: شمعون
Polish: Szymon
Portuguese: Simão
Prekmurian: Šimon
Punjabi: ਸ਼ਮਊਨ (Śama'ūna)
Quechua: Simun
Romanian: Simion
Russian: Симон (Simon), Семён (Semyon), Саймон (Saymon)
Scottish Gaelic: Sim
Serbian: Симон (Simon), Симеон (Simeon), Симеун (Simeun), Симо (Simo)
Slovak: Šimon
Slovene: Simon
Spanish: Simón, Jimeno
Swahili: Simoni
Swedish: Simon
Syriac: Shemod, Shimeon
Tamil: சைமன் (Caimaṉ)
Telugu:సైమన్ (Saiman)
Thai: ไซมอน (Sị mxn)
Ukrainian: Семен (Semen), Симон (Symon), Саймон (Saymon)
Urdu: سائمن
Vietnamese: Sỹ Minh, Xi Mông
Welsh: Simwnt, Seimon
Turkish : Mişon
Yiddish: שמעון

List of people with the given name Simon

Simon Amstell (born 1979), English television presenter
Simon Arkell (born 1966), Australian pole vaulter
Simón de Arocha (1731–1796) Texan politician
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208–1265) Leader of the barons against Henry III
Simon Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
Simon Barere (1896–1951), Russian-born American pianist
Simon bar Giora, (died 70 CE), Judean leader in the First Jewish-Roman War
Simon bar Kokhba
Simon Berman (1861–1934), Dutch mayor
Simon of Bet-Parsaje (died 339), Christian martyred with Mana of Bet-Parsaje
Simon of Bet-Titta (died 447), Christian martyr
Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), Latin American military and political leader
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (born 1937), Bulgarian monarch and politician
Simon Callow (born 1949), British actor
Simon Cowell (born 1959), British-English television personality
Simon Dahl (born 1975), Swedish beach volleyball player
Simon Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
Simon Farine (born 1987), Canadian basketball player
Simon Gallup (born 1960), bassist in English rock band The Cure
Simon Harris (born 1962), British music producer
Simeon the Holy Fool (died ca. 570), Christian monk
Simon Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
Simon Kuper (born 1969), British author
Simon Lane (born 1978), British Comedian and Youtuber
Simon Le Bon (1958), lead singer of English band Duran Duran
Simon Marcus (1986), kickboxer
Simon, Metropolitan of Moscow (died 1512), Russian Orthodox leader
Simon Monjack (1970–2010), British filmmaker
Simon Neil (born 1979), Scottish guitarist and lead singer of Biffy Clyro
Simon Oakland (1928–1983), American actor
Simon Pegg (born 1970), English writer and actor
Simon of Peraea (died 4 BC), Jewish rebel mentioned by Josephus
Simon Psellus, Jewish priest
Simon H. Rifkind (1901–1995), American lawyer and judge
Simão Sabrosa (born 1979), Portuguese footballer
Simone Antonio Saint-Bon (1823–1892), Italian admiral
Simon Sjödin (born 1986), Swedish swimmer
Simon Shirley (born 1966), Australian decathlete
Simon Shnapir (born 1987), American Olympic medalist pair skater
Simon the Shoemaker (5th century BC), friend of Socrates
Simon Steel (born 1969), English cricketer
Simon Sudbury (died 1381) English Archbishop and Lord Chancellor
Simon the Tanner (10th century), Coptic saint
Simon Townsend (born 27 November 1945) Australian Children's show host and producer
Simon Tong (born 1972), English guitarist and keyboardist formerly of The Verve
Simon Trpčeski (born 1979), Macedonian pianist
Simon Vukčević (born 1986), Montenegrin footballer
Simon Cano Le Tiec (born 1996), Spanish film critic
Simon Webbe (born 1978), English singer from Blue
Simon Weston OBE (born 1961), British army veteran who suffered severe burn injuries during the Falklands War
Simon Wiesenthal (1908–2005), Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter
Simon of Worcester (died 1150), English Bishop of Worcester

Biblical characters

Simeon (Hebrew Bible), second son of Jacob and Leah
Simon Maccabaeus (died 135 BC), brother of Judas Maccabeus and ruler of Judea
Simon Peter, better known as Saint Peter, one of the Twelve Apostles
Simon the Zealot (also called Simon the Canaanite), another of the Twelve Apostles
Simon the Leper, resident of Bethany visited by Jesus
Simon of Cyrene, man forced to carry Jesus' cross
Simon Magus, magician confronted by Saint Peter and namesake of the term "simony"
Simon (brother of Jesus)

Fictional characters

Simon, of the fictional animated characters Alvin and the Chipmunks
Simon Adebisi, a sadistic Nigerian inmate in the HBO drama Oz
Simon Bar Sinister, main antagonist in the TV cartoon Underdog
Simon Belmont, hero of the video game Castlevania
Simon Camden, one of the main characters of TV drama 7th Heaven
Simon de Belleme, a baron and evil sorcerer in the TV series Robin of Sherwood
Simon Grace, one of the main characters of The Spiderwick Chronicles, by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
Simon Gruber, antagonist in Die Hard with a Vengeance
Simon Lewis, one of the protagonists in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
Simon Illyan, chief of security in the Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Simon McKay, genius inventor played by David Rappaport on the CBS TV series The Wizard.
Simon Petrikov, more commonly known as the Ice King, a character in the animated TV series Adventure Time
Simon Phoenix, fictional criminal in the 1993 film Demolition Man
Simon Sinestrari, protagonist of the 1971 film Simon, King of the Witches
Simon Tam, fictional character from the TV series Firefly
Simon Templar, main character of Leslie Charteris' The Saint novels
Simon (Gurren Lagann), protagonist of the anime series Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Simon (Lord of the Flies), character in Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
Simon (Trollz), main villain in the TV series Trollz
Simon, a child in the British TV programme Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
Simon, a child in the Canadian TV programme "The Secret Railroad"
Simon, an angel in the 1995 film The Prophecy
Simon Silver, one of the main characters of Red Lights
Simon Lynch, a 9-year-old autistic boy and one of the main characters in the film Mercury Rising
Simon Escher, a recurring villain in the espionage TV series "Burn Notice"

Notes

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