SIMEON male Biblical, Bulgarian, Serbian From Συμεων (Symeon), the Old Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name Shim'on (see SIMON). In the Old Testament this is the name of the second son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. In the New Testament the Greek rendering Σιμων (Simon) is more common, though Συμεων occurs belonging to a man who blessed the newborn Jesus. He is recognized as a saint in most Christian traditions.This name was also borne by a powerful 10th-century ruler of Bulgaria who expanded the empire to its greatest extent. | ||||||||||||||||||||
SIMON male English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek From Σιμων (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) which meant "he has heard". This name is spelled Simeon, based on Greek Συμεων, in many translations of the Old Testament, where it is borne by the second son of Jacob. In the New Testament Simon is the name of several characters, including the man who carried the cross for Jesus. Most importantly however it was borne by the leading apostle Simon, also known as Peter (a name given to him by Jesus).Because of the apostle, 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 male English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek From Σιμων (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) which meant "he has heard". This name is spelled Simeon, based on Greek Συμεων, in many translations of the Old Testament, where it is borne by the second son of Jacob. In the New Testament Simon is the name of several characters, including the man who carried the cross for Jesus. Most importantly however it was borne by the leading apostle Simon, also known as Peter (a name given to him by Jesus).Because of the apostle, 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. |
FULL FORMS |
HEBREW: Shimon |
EQUIVALENTS |
BASQUE: Ximun |
BIBLICAL GREEK: Simon, Symeon |
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Shimon |
BIBLICAL LATIN: Simon, Symeon |
BIBLICAL: Simeon, Simon |
BULGARIAN: Simeon |
CROATIAN: Šime, Šimo, Šimun |
CZECH: Šimon |
DANISH: Simon |
DUTCH: Siem, Siemen, Simon |
ENGLISH: Simon |
FINNISH: Simo |
FRENCH: Simon |
FRISIAN: Siemen |
GEORGIAN: Simon, Simoni |
GERMAN: Simon |
HUNGARIAN: Simon |
ITALIAN: Simone |
LITHUANIAN: Simonas |
MACEDONIAN: Sime, Simon |
MEDIEVAL SPANISH: Ximeno |
NORWEGIAN: Simen, Simon |
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Simonu, Symeonu |
POLISH: Szymon |
PORTUGUESE: Simão |
ROMANIAN: Simion, Simon |
RUSSIAN: Semen, Semyon |
SERBIAN: Simeon, Simo |
SLOVAK: Šimon |
SLOVENE: Simon |
SPANISH: Jimeno, Simón |
SWEDISH: Simon |
UKRAINIAN: Semen, Symon |
FEMININE FORMS |
BULGARIAN: Simona |
CZECH: Šimona, Simona |
ENGLISH: Cymone, Simone, Simonette |
FRENCH: Simone |
ITALIAN: Simona, Simonetta |
LITHUANIAN: Simona |
MACEDONIAN: Simona |
ROMANIAN: Simona |
SLOVAK: Simona |
SLOVENE: Simona |
SPANISH: Jimena, Ximena |