Simeon

== 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/ Rhymes: -ɪmiən Hyphenation: Si‧me‧on Homophone: simian === Proper noun === Simeon (biblical) Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah. (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Simeon. A male given name from Hebrew. A surname. An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === 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 a male given name from English or Spanish (biblical) Simeon 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 Simeon (biblical figure) a male given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Simeon is the 649th 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. === References === == 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 Simeon (Biblical figure, son of Jacob) other Biblical characters of the same name ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → Middle English: Simeon, SymeonEnglish: 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 Simeon ==== 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) a male given name === Further reading === “Simeon”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026