Simon

Simon \si-mon, sim-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Simon is pronounced as SAYMahN in English, SiyMAON in French, or ZIYMaoN in German ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Simon: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)"

What is the origin of Simon?

Simon is used predominantly in the English, French, German, and Spanish languages, and its origin is Hebrew. The name is of the meaning he who hears, God has heard. Biblical name derived from the element 'shama' which means to hear. Shimon (Hebrew) and Simeon (Hebrew) are older forms of Simon. The name was borne in the Old Testament of the Bible by one of the sons of Jacob and thus the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel named after him. In the New Testament, it appeared as the original name of the apostle Peter. It was also borne amongst other biblical characters, by another apostle called Simon the Zealot, the brother of Jesus, the man who helped carry Jesus' cross on the way to the crucifixion, and Simon Magus whose monetary offer to gain the power of the Holy Spirit gave rise to the term simony. In the medieval period, the forms Simon and Simeon were in regular use, but they fell into disuse after the 17th century. The modern form Simon saw a revival at the start of the 20th century. The name Simone meaning (English, French, and German) is the female form of Simon. Simon is a widely used name; it has 51 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English include what does the name Haimona mean, Samien meaning of name, name Semein, short names for Shimmel, name Siemon meaning, Siman name popularity, name Sime origin, name Simeon origin (used in French, German, Russian, and Slavic as well), meaning of Siméon, name Simmon origin, name Simmonds meaning, Simmons meaning and origin, name Simons origin, what does the name Simpson mean, Simu meaning and origin, Simyon meaning and origin, Siomon name popularity, Siomonn name, name Sy, Syme definition, Ximon name, and name Zimon meaning. The contractions Si meaning and origin and Sim name popularity (used in German, and Scottish as well), the pet form meaning of Simmie, and the variant spelling name Symon meaning (used in Greek as well) are other English forms. Foreign variants of Simon include short names for Samein (Arabic), Seimon name variations (Welsh), name Semjon (Russian), Semon meaning and origin (Greek), meaning of Semyon (Russian), meaning of Shimon (Hebrew and Yiddish), name Siemen origin (Dutch and German), Simao name (Portuguese), Simen meaning and origin (Scandinavian), short names for Simidh (Scottish), name Simion (French and Romanian), Simmy meaning of name (German), meaning of Simone (Italian), meaning of Simwnt (Welsh), baby name Sìm (Scottish), Síomón meaning and origin (Irish), Symeon pronounciation (Greek and Polish), Symms definition (Hebrew), Szymon definition (Polish), Ximen name (Spanish), and meaning of Ximenes (Spanish). Specific foreign variants include the pet forms Siek name variations (Czech), Simecek definition (Czech), meaning of Simunek (Czech), and short names for Sionek (Czech). See also the related forms, name Jean Simon meaning and Simon Pierre meaning and origin. Simon is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1950s. At the modest height of its usage in 2002, 0.068% of baby boys were given the name Simon. Its ranking then was #242. In 2010, its usage was 0.066% and its ranking #251, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its group.

The following famous people share the name Simon:

• Author Simon Raven, born 28 December 1927 - 12 May 2001, London, England
• Author Simon Wiesenthal, born 31 December 1908 - 20 September 2005
• TV Personality Simon Cowell, born 7 October 1959, Brighton, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Simon:

Saami definition (Arabic), Sachen pronounciation, Sachin pronounciation, Sagun meaning, name Sagynau, what does the name Sagynaw mean, nicknames for Sahaen, Sahaene meaning of name, Sahain name popularity, what does the name Sahaine mean, baby name Sahan, name Sahane, Sahayn definition, nicknames for Sahayne, name Sahen, Sajan name (Indian), what does the name Sajann mean, Sajjan name (Indian), name Sajjann origin, and Salmon definition (English).

The baby name Simon fun facts:

The name Simon in reverse order is "Nomis".

The numerological value of the name Simon is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Simon?

Simon is in the top names in USA.