Simon (first name)

Simon is a male name . The feminine form is Simone in German (in Italian, Simone is the masculine form, the feminine is Simona ). It is of both Hebrew and Greek origin and has different meanings in the respective languages.

Origin and meaning

On the one hand, Simon can be derived from the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן ( Schimʿon ) and thus from the root word for "(to) hear", which is why the name is often given the meaning "God has heard", and on the other hand from the Greek adjective for "snub-nosed." “Σιμός ( simos ), with which Simon means“ the snub- nosed one ”.

The form Simeon is also found in the Bible . There are numerous people named Simon or Simeon in the Bible. In the Old Testament one of the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel is called Simeon . In the second chapter of Luke's Gospel ( Lk 2 : 25–32  EU ) a pious Israelite who is waiting in Jerusalem for the arrival of the Messiah (here called Consolation of Israel ) and who recognizes him in the newborn Jesus bears the name Simeon . One of the twelve disciples of Jesus bears the name Simon bar Jona (later Simon Peter), another is Simon , nicknamed Zelotes (“the zealot”). According to the New Testament, Simon of Cyrene carried the cross of Jesus.

Memorial days

• Simeon , Bishop of Jerusalem, February 18
• Simon Petrus , June 29th
• Simon the Zealot , October 28th

International spellings

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Arabic - سمعان (pronounced: Sam'ân)

Armenian - Սիմոն or Սիմեոն / Սիմէօն

Chinese - 西蒙

German - Simon

English - Simon

French - Simon

Greek - Σίμων [Sˈimon]

Italian - Simone

Croatian - Šimun, Šime

Norwegian - Simen

Spanish - Simón

Portuguese - Simão, Simões

Romansh - Schamun, Schimun

Russian - Semjon (written in Cyrillic Семён)

Polish - Szymon

Ukrainian - Semen (written in Cyrillic Семен)

Bulgarian - Simeon (written in Cyrillic Симеон)

Serbian - Simeun, Simon (written in Cyrillic Симеун, Симон)

Czech - Šimon

Japanese - Shimon, Jīmon (written with katakana シ モ ン, ジ ー モ ン)

Patronyms

Danish: Simonsen

English: Simonson

Croatian: Šimunović, Šimunić, Šimić

Swedish: Simonsson

Russian: Semjonowitsch

Serbian: Simonović , Simeunović, Simić

Name bearer

Simon in the biblical and early Christian context

• Simeon (Old Testament) , son of Jacob, progenitor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel
• Simon II (high priest) (2nd century BC)
• Shimon bar Giora († 71), Jewish freedom fighter
• Simon of Bethany , man in the New Testament
• Simon of Cyrene , man in the New Testament
• Simon (gentleman brother) , one of the brothers and sisters of Jesus
• Simon Magus († 65), first heretic of the Church
• Simeon (prophet) , prophet in the Gospel of Luke, recognizes the Messiah in the child Jesus
• Simon Petrus († 65–67), Simon, called Petrus (Apostle)
• Simon Zelotes , Apostle

Simon as a single name

• Simon II. De Bucy , (from 1290–1369), French clergyman and first President of the French Parliament
• Simeon I (Bulgaria) (864–927), Bulgarian tsar
• Simeon II (Bulgaria) (* 1937), last Bulgarian tsar, later Prime Minister (also Simeon von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha )
• Simon II de Clermont
• Simon I von Lippe (~ 1196–1277), Bishop of Paderborn, administrator of Corvey Abbey
• Simon I. zur Lippe (1261-1344), Lord of Lippe
• Simon II (Lippe) , Lord of Lippe
• Simon III (Lippe) , Herr von Lippe
• Simon IV (Lippe) (~ 1370–1429), lord of Lippe
• Simon V (Lippe) (1471–1536), Lord of Lippe
• Simon VI. (Lippe) (1554–1613), Lord of Lippe
• Simon I (Lorraine) , Duke
• Simon II (Lorraine) , Duke
• Simon I (Saarbrücken) († after 1183), Count of Saarbrücken
• Simon II (Saarbrücken) , Count of Saarbrücken
• Simon III (Saarbrücken) , Count of Saarbrücken
• Simon I. de Saint-Lis (* around 1046; † 1111)
• Simon I. de Senlis († between 1111 and 1113), English count
• Simon III de Senlis (c. 1138–1184) Earl of Northampton and Huntingdon
• Simon I. (Sponheim-Kreuznach) , Count
• Simon II (Sponheim-Kreuznach) , Count
• Simon III (Sponheim-Kreuznach) , Count
• Simon I. (Tecklenburg) (~ 1140–1202), Count of Tecklenburg
• Simon II (Zweibrücken) , Count
• Simon of Athens , ancient biologist
• Simeon ben Gamaliel II. (* ~ 100; † after 160; = Simon or Simeon III.)
• Shimon ben Jochai (also Shimon bar Jochai or R. Simon and Raschbi ), 3rd generation Tannait
• Simon von Chieti (Italian: Simone da Chieti; † 1243), Count von Chieti and a follower of the Emperor and King of Sicily, Friedrich II. Von Hohenstaufen
• Simon von Collazzone (1200–1250, also Simon von Spoleto ), companion of Francis of Assisi and Blessed
• Simon the tanner (10th century), Coptic saint (also: Saint Simon the Schumacher )
• Simon (Hasmonean) also Simon Maccabeus, Jewish high priest in the 2nd century BC. Chr.
• Simon of Jerusalem († after 1115), first known constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
• Simon (Joinville) († 1233), Lord of Joinville and Seneschal of Champagne, crusader
• Simon Kézai , Hungarian chronicler of the 13th century
• Simon (Münsterschwarzach) († 1248), Abbot of Münsterschwarzach
• Simon of Lipnica (* ~ 1438; † July 18, 1482), Catholic monk and saint
• Simon the shoemaker (5th century BC), friend of Socrates
• Simon von Sternberg († 1389), as Simon II. Prince-Bishop of Paderborn
• Simon von Speyer († 1403), auxiliary bishop in Cologne
• Simon von Tišnov (~ 1370 - after 1428), rector of Charles University and Hussit
• Simeon of Trier (980-1035), saint
• Simon of Walton († ~ 1266), English clergyman and judge, Bishop of Norwich
• Simon (Worcester) († 1150), Bishop of Worcester

Simon as a first name

• Simon Addo (* 1974), Ghanaian soccer goalkeeper
• Siemon Allen , South African installation artist
• Simon Ammann (* 1981), Swiss ski jumper
• Simon d'Artois (* 1992), Canadian freestyle skier
• Simon Baker (* 1969), Australian actor and director
• Simon Baron-Cohen (* 1958), British psychologist and autism researcher
• Simon Beck (luge) (* 1947), Liechtenstein luge
• Simon Bening (~ 1483–1561), Flemish miniature painter and illustrator
• Simón Bolívar (~ 1783–1830), South American independence fighter
• Simon Borowiak (* 1964), German writer
• Simon Brändström (* 1982), Swedish poker player
• Simon Breitfuss Kammerlander (* 1992), Bolivian-Austrian ski racer
• Simon Bruns (* ~ 1525–1570), German Lutheran theologian and reformer
• Simon B. Conover (1840-1908), American politician and Senator for Florida
• Simon Cowell (* 1959), British music producer
• Simon de Cramaud (~ 1345–1423), lawyer, diplomat, church politician and cardinal
• Simon Derksen (* 1983), German voice actor and actor
• Simon Després (* 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
• Simon Desue (* 1991), German comedian
• Simon C. Dik (1940–1995), Dutch linguist of theoretical linguistics
• Simon Donaldson (* 1957), British mathematician
• Simon Ettlin (1818–1871), Swiss Catholic-Conservative politician and member of the National Council, doctor, architect, painter
• Simon Falette (* 1992), French football player
• Simon Lyudwigowitsch Frank (1877–1950), Russian philosopher
• Simon Gosejohann (* 1976), German actor, presenter and comedian
• Simon Groener (1884–1950), German district administrator
• Simon Grynaeus (1493–1541), German theologian, reformer and humanist
• Simon Gustafson (* 1995), Swedish football player
• Simon Hallström (* 1991), Swedish biathlete and cross-country skier
• Simon M. Hamlin (1866–1939), American politician, member of the House of Representatives
• Simon Hantaï (1922–2008), Hungarian-French painter
• Simon Helberg (* 1980), American actor and comedian
• Simon Ho (* 1963), Swiss pianist and composer
• Simon Hollósy (1857–1918), Hungarian painter
• Simon Pollard Hughes (1830–1906), American politician, governor of Arkansas
• Simon Jäger (* 1972), German voice actor, director and author as well as radio play speaker and reciter
• Simon Kjær (* 1989), Danish football player
• Simon Kollerup (* 1986), Danish politician
• Simon Lachez (1648–1723, pseudonym: Simon Simons ), Dutch watchmaker
• Simon Loeffler (1627–1674), German theologian
• Simon Louis du Ry (1726–1799), German master builder and architect of classicism
• Simon Martirosjan (* 1997), Armenian weightlifter
• Simon Matthäus von Rosenhand (1613–1668), German councilor in Swedish Pomerania
• Simon Mattsson (* 1993), Swedish poker player
• Simon Makienok (* 1990), Danish football player
• Simon Marius (1573–1625), German astronomer
• Simon Molitor (1766–1848), German composer and music researcher
• Simon Mollyhus (* 1983), Danish badminton player
• Siemon Muller (1900–1970), American paleontologist and geologist
• Simon Musaeus (1521–1576), German Protestant theologian and reformer
• Simon von Nathusius (1865–1913), German agricultural scientist, biologist and university professor
• Simon Oppenheim (1803–1880), German banker
• Simon Park (* 1946), British composer and film composer, orchestra conductor
• Simon Pauli (the Elder) (1534–1591), German Lutheran theologian and superintendent
• Simon Pauli (the Younger) (1603–1680), German doctor and botanist at the Danish royal court
• Simon Pearce (* 1981), German actor, voice actor and comedian
• Simon Pegg (* 1970), British comedian, actor and screenwriter
• Shimon Peres (1923–2016) President of Israel
• Simon Petermann (* 1982), Swiss jazz musician
• Simon Plößl (1794–1868), optician and instrument maker
• Simon Jacques Prokhovnik (1920–1994), French-Australian mathematician, cosmologist, theoretical physicist and relativity theorist
• Simon Rattle (* 1955), British conductor
• Simon Rettenpacher (1634–1706), Latin- and German-speaking playwright, poet and chronicler
• Simón de Rojas (1552–1624), Spanish Trinitarian and founder of the order; Saint in the Catholic Church
• Simon Rolfes (* 1982), German soccer player
• Simon Rose , British jazz and improvisation musician
• Simon Schaidenreisser (~ 1497–1572), German writer and humanist
• Simon Schama (* 1945), British art historian
• Simon J. Schermerhorn (1827–1901), American politician, member of the House of Representatives
• Simon von Sina (1810–1876), Austrian banker and entrepreneur
• Simon Slåttvik (1917–2001), Norwegian skier and Olympic champion
• Simon Sobeloff (1894–1973), American lawyer, judge and federal prosecutor
• Simon Špilak (* 1986), Slovenian racing cyclist
• Simon Stäblein (* 1987), German comedian and presenter
• Simon Stampfer (1790–1864), Austrian nobleman, mathematician, physicist, geodesist and inventor of a phenakistiscope
• Simon Stickl (* 1987), German skier
• Simon Stock (~ 1165–1265), English Carmelite, Prior General of the Order and saint
• Simon Stockhausen (* 1967), German composer
• Simon Strauss (* 1988), German historian, writer and journalist
• Symeon Stylites the Elder (389–459), first column saint
• Simon Sudbury (~ 1316–1381), English clergyman and Archbishop of Canterbury
• Simon Sulzer (1508–1585), Swiss theologian and reformer
• Simon Titius (1521–1576), German medic and physicist
• Simon Verhoeven (* 1972), German director, screenwriter, actor
• Simon Vukčević (* 1986), Montenegrin football player
• Simon White (* 1951), British astrophysicist
• Simon Wiefels (* 1990), German web video producer
• Simon Wiesenthal (1908–2005), Austrian-Jewish survivor of the Holocaust, publicist and researcher for Nazi soldiers
• Simon Wratzjan (1882–1969), last Prime Minister of the First Republic of Armenia

Others

• Simon and Garfunkel (American folk-rock duo)
• Simon-Binet-Test (intelligence test according to Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon)
• Simon effect (effect in reaction time studies depending on the stimulus position, according to JR Simon)
• Simon (Computer) , name of the historically first “home computer”, a project by Edmund Berkeley
• Simon (ship's cat)
• Simon & Simon (TV Series)
• Simon the Sorcerer (computer game series)
• Simon says (game) , an American children's game
• Simon Says (band) , a Swedish band
• Simon Says (film) , a 2006 horror film
• Simon Says (song) , a 1968 single from the 1910 Fruitgum Company
• Elton vs. Simon (entertainment program on TV)
• Simon's Cat (cartoon character)
• Simon publishing house for library knowledge
• Robert Simon Collection

See also

• Simeon
• Simon (family name)
• Simoncini , Symeon
• Symon

Web links

Wiktionary: Simon  - explanations of meanings, origins of words, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.behindthename.com/name/simon
2. ↑ https://themeaningofthename.com/simon/
3. ↑ http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=simo/s
4. ↑ https://www.etymonline.com/word/Simon