Simone

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Simone (disambiguation) .

Simone is a first name . In German-speaking countries , Simone is a female given name, the male form is Simon ; In Italian-speaking countries , Simone is a male given name, the female form is Simona . The name is derived from the name Simon and is therefore of both Hebrew and Greek origin. It has different meanings in the respective languages.

Origin and meaning

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

name day

• February 18
• 28th of October

Spellings and variants in other languages

Female

• Jimena - Spanish
• Ksymena - Polish
• Simona - Italian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Icelandic
• Simone - German, Scandinavian (except Icelandic), Dutch, French
• Simonetta - Italian
• Simonette - French
• Simonne - French
• Simoona - Finnish and Estonian
• Ximena - Spanish

Male

→ See: Simon (first name) #International spellings

Name bearer

Female first name

• Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), French writer, philosopher and feminist
• Simone Buchanan (* 1968), Australian actress
• Simone Dewenter (1972? –2002/2003), murder victim, see Simone Dewenter murder case
• Simone Frost (1958–2009), German actress
• Simone Hanselmann (* 1979), German actress
• Simone Hauswald (* 1979), German biathlete
• Simone Klages (* 1956), German children's book author
• Simone Koch (* 1969), German figure skater
• Simone Lang (figure skater) (* 1971), German figure skater
• Simone Lang (politician) (* 1971), German politician (SPD)
• Simone Larsen (* 1970), Norwegian pop singer
• Simone Laudehr (* 1986), German soccer player
• Simone Missick (* 1982), American actress
• Simone Oberstein (* 1979), German pop singer
• Simone Panteleit (* 1976), German presenter
• Simone Peter (* 1965), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
• Simone Probst (* 1967), German politician
• Simone Rethel (* 1949), German actress
• Simone Signoret (1921–1985), French actress and writer
• Simone Simon (1910-2005), French actress
• Simone Simons (* 1985), Dutch singer
• Simone Solga (* 1963), German cabaret artist
• Simona Staicu (* 1971), Romanian long-distance runner
• Simone Stelzer (* 1969), Austrian singer and actress
• Simone Thomalla (* 1965), German actress
• Simone Veil (1927–2017), French politician
• Simone Weil (1909–1943), French activist and philosopher
• Simone Young (* 1961), Australian conductor

Male first name

• Simone Aldrovandi (* 1994), Italian football player
• Simone Barone (* 1978), Italian football player and coach
• Simone Benedetti (* 1992), Italian soccer player
• Simone Bentivoglio (* 1985), Italian football player
• Simone Colombi (* 1991), Italian soccer player
• Simone Doria (* around 1135, † after 1217), Genoese admiral
• Simone Farina (* 1982), Italian football player
• Simone Giacchetta (* 1969), Italian football player
• Simone Gozzi (* 1986), Italian football player
• Simone Inzaghi (* 1976), Italian football player
• Simone Lo Faso (* 1998), Italian football player
• Simone Padoin (* 1984), Italian soccer player
• Simone Pavan (* 1974), Italian football player
• Simone Pepe (* 1983), Italian football player
• Simone Perrotta (* 1977), Italian football player
• Simone Retacco († 1645), Italian builder
• Simone Scuffet (* 1996), Italian soccer player
• Simone Vitale (* 1986), Italian football player
• Simone Zaza (* 1991), Italian soccer player

family name

• Albin de la Simone (* 1970), French chansonnier
• Alina Simone (* 1974), American singer and author
• André Simone , pseudonym of the communist Czech agent Otto Katz (1895–1952)
• Dominique Simone (* 1971), American porn actress
• Franco Simone (1913–1976), Italian Romance studies, French and Renaissance specialist
• Gail Simone (* 1974), American comic writer
• Hannah Simone (* 1980), British actress
• Johnny Simone (1913–1967), French entrepreneur and racing car driver
• Lisa Simone (* 1962), American jazz singer and musical artist
• Marco Simone (* 1969), Italian football player
• Nicola Simone (diplomat) (* 1898), Italian diplomat
• Nicola De Simone (soccer player) (1954–1979), Italian soccer player
• Niccolò de Simone (painter) († 1677), Flemish painter
• Peter Joseph Simone (* 1945), American mobster
• Ultimo Simone (1903– ??), Brazilian tennis player

stage name

• Nina Simone (1933–2003), American musician
• Simone , stage name of Simone Stelzer (* 1969), Austrian singer and actress
• Simone , a pseudonym of Gitta Walther (1940-2014), German singer

Meteorological events

• Hurricane Christian struck on October 28, 2013 . The Swedish name for the storm was chosen by the Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut Simone because their name day falls on October 28th.

See also

• De Simone
• DeSimone
• Simeone

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
5. ↑ http://www.tuparada.com/nombres/detalleNombre.aspx?n=Jimena&id=3147&idletter=996&cletter=J
6. ↑ http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=ximena