Simone (given name)

Simone
Name day	October 28
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	"God had heard"
Other names
Variant form(s)	Simona, Ximena, Jimena

Simone is a female given name derived from Simon, Hebrew Simeon, meaning "one who hears". It first appeared in Iberia from the 10th century, as Jimena, Ximena. Simone itself is the French spelling; it is sometimes spelled Simonne.

Simone - pronounced see-MAW-ne - is also the Italian spelling of the male given name, Simon; the Italian feminine form is Simona.

At present, it is common in Portuguese.

The feminine form Simona is popular mostly in Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia and other Balkan countries.

People

Jimena

• Doña Jimena, mother of Bernardo del Carpio (8th century, legendary)
• Jimena of Cea (10th century), wife of García Sánchez II of Pamplona (great-grandson of Jimeno II)
• Jimena, daughter of Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona (11th century)
• Jimena, daughter of Alfonso V of León (11th century)
• Jimena (singer), (born 1980) Mexican singer
• Jimena Díaz, wife of El Cid (11th century)
• Jimena Elías (born 1989), Miss Peru
• Jimena Munoz, mistress of Alfonso VI of León and Castile (11th century)
• María Jimena Piccolo, (born 1985) Argentine TV actress

Simona

• Simona de Silvestro (born 1988), Swiss race car driver
• Simona Halep (born 1991), Romanian tennis player
• Simona Koch (born 1968), German diver
• Simona Orinska (born 1978), Latvian butoh artist
• Simona Ventura (born 1965), Italian TV hostess

Simone

• Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), French author and philosopher
• Simone Beck (1904–1991), French cookbook author and cooking teacher
• Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Brazilian popular music (MPB) singer
• Simone Bolelli (born 1985), Italian tennis player
• Simone Cercato, Italian swimmer
• Simone Denny, Canadian pop/dance vocalist
• Simone Egeriis, Danish singer
• Simone Elkeles (born 1970), American young-adult romance novelist
• Simone Favaro, Italian rugby union player
• Simone Gomes Jatobá, Brazilian footballer
• Simone Inzaghi, Italian footballer
• Simone Kennedy-Doornbos (born 1970), Dutch politician
• Simone Kuhn (born 1980), Swiss beach volleyball player
• Simone Laudehr (born 1986), German footballer
• Simone Loria, Italian football (soccer) player
• Simone Maludrottu, Italian boxer
• Simone Martini, Italian painter
• Simone Mathes (born 1975), German hammer thrower
• Simone Melchior (1919–1990), wife and business partner of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau
• Simone Niggli-Luder, (born 1978) Swiss Orienteering World Champion and three time Swiss Sportswoman of the Year
• Simone de Oliveira, Portuguese singer and TV actress
• Simone Perrotta, Italian footballer
• Simona Richter (born 1972), Romanian judoka
• Simona Rinieri (born 1977), Italian volleyball player
• Simone Signoret (1921–1985), Jewish-French actress
• Simone Simon (1910–2005), French film actress
• Simone Simons (born 1985), Dutch mezzo-soprano singer
• Simone Thust (born 1971), German race walker
• Simone Vagnozzi (born 1983), Bolelli's Italian compatriot and tennis player
• Simone Verdi, Italian footballer
• Simone Vergassola, Italian footballer
• Simone Weil (1909–1943), French philosopher and activist

Simonne

• Simonne Lizotte, Canadian politician
• Simonne Monet-Chartrand, Canadian social activist

Ximena

• Ximena Huilipán, (born 1986) Chilean-Mapuche model and actress
• Ximena Sariñana, (born 1985) Mexican singer and actress
• Ximena Navarrete, (born 1988) Mexican model and beauty queen.

Fictional characters and pseudonyms

• Simone, the pet dog in the The Partridge Family TV series
• Simone Deveaux, fictional character on the TV show Heroes (2006–2007)
• Simone, a fictional character on the 2002 film S1m0ne, played by Rachel Roberts
• Simone Lenoir, a cartoon character from the 1998 film Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, voiced by Adrienne Barbeau
• Simone Adamley, a student from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, portrayed by Kristy Swanson
• Simone, Shane Botwin's school friend from Weeds, portrayed by Jillian Rose Reed (2008–2009)

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