Simon

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Simon, Symond, Symounde, from Anglo-Norman Simon, Simond, Simund, a conflation of two unrelated names: one from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”), doublet of Simeon; the other from Old Norse Sigmundr or Old English Siġemund, both from Proto-Germanic *Sigimunduz (literally “Protector of victory”), whence also Sigmund and Siegmund. === Pronunciation === enPR: sīm'ən, IPA(key): /ˈsaɪmən/ Rhymes: -aɪmən === Proper noun === Simon (plural Simons) Name of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter. A male given name from Hebrew. A surname originating as a patronymic. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Simon is the 397th 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) Alternative letter-case form of simon (“sixpence coin”). === Anagrams === Minos, minos, omnis == Albanian == === Proper noun === Simon m a male given name ==== Declension ==== == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Simon. Also from Spanish Simón. === Proper noun === Simon a male given name from English or Spanish (biblical) Simon == Danish == === Proper noun === Simon Simon (biblical figure) 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 == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsimon/, [ˈs̠imo̞n] Rhymes: -imon Syllabification(key): Si‧mon Hyphenation(key): Si‧mon === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn). ==== Proper noun ==== Simon Simon (biblical figure) a male given name ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== Simo ===== Statistics ===== Simon is the 314th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,312 male individuals (and as a middle name to 499 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 9 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Simon genitive singular of Simo === References === === Anagrams === somin == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /si.mɔ̃/ === Proper noun === Simon m Simon (biblical figure) a male given name a surname originating as a patronymic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== (feminine form): Simone === Anagrams === moins == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈziːmɔn/ === Proper noun === Simon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Simons) Simon (biblical figure) 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) a surname originating as a patronymic ==== Derived terms ==== Simone f == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʃimon] Hyphenation: Si‧mon Rhymes: -on === Proper noun === Simon a male given name ==== Declension ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsimon/ [ˈsi.mɔn] Rhymes: -imon Syllabification: Si‧mon === Proper noun === Simon (biblical) Simon: Name of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter === Further reading === “Simon”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), itself from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʿōn) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɪ.moːn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsiː.mon] === Proper noun === Simōn m sg (genitive Simōnis); third declension a Christian male given name from Biblical Hebrew ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: Simone == Middle English == === Etymology === From Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”). Compare also sī̆mō̆n. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siˈmɔːn/, /ˈsiːmɔn/ === Proper noun === Simon 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 Simon (biblical figure) a male given name ==== Related terms ==== Simen == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sǐmon/ === Proper noun === Sìmon m anim (Cyrillic spelling Сѝмон) a male given name ==== Declension ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. === Further reading === “Simon”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026 == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /síːmɔn/ === Proper noun === Sȋmon m anim a male given name ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Simon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Simon c (genitive Simons) Simon (biblical figure) 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˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧] ~ [sɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧] Phonetic spelling: si mon === Proper noun === Simon (Roman Catholicism) Simon ==== Synonyms ==== Simôn