See also: simon, simón, ŝimon, Simón, Símon, and Šimon

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    From Middle English Simon, from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, hearkening). In Britain, confusion arose at an early date due to similarity with native Sigmund (Siegmund), and its Norman introduced variant, Simund. Doublet of Simeon.

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    Simon (plural Simons)

    1. Name of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.
      • 1611, The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], →OCLC, Matthew 10:2–4, columns 2–1:
        Now the names of the twelue Apoſtles are theſe: The firſt, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames the ſonne of Zebedee, and Iohn his brother: Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the Publicane, Iames the ſonne of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whoſe ſurname was Thaddeus: Simon the Canaanite, and Iudas Iſcariot, who alſo betrayed him.
    2. A male given name from Hebrew.
      • 1996, Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 379:
        His first name is Simon. I wonder why his mother named him that, or it may have been his father. My own father never bothered with the naming of us, it was up to Mother and Aunt Pauline. There is Simon Peter the Apostle, of course, who was made a fisher of men by our Lord. But there is also Simple Simon. Met a pie man, going to the fair.
    3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
      • 2016, Vanessa Knights, Ian Biddle, Music, National Identity and the Politics of Location, page 52:
        Western musicians such as Peter Gabriel, Sting, Paul Simon and David Byrne
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    • 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.

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    Noun

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    Simon (plural Simons)

    1. Alternative letter-case form of simon (sixpence coin)

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    From English Simon. Also from Spanish Simón.

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    Simon

    1. a male given name from English or Spanish
    2. (biblical) Simon

    Danish

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    Simon

    1. Simon (biblical figure)
    2. a male given name
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    • [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

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    Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn).

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    • IPA(key): /ˈsimon/, [ˈs̠imo̞n]
    • Rhymes: -imon
    • Syllabification(key): Si‧mon

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    Simon

    1. Simon (biblical figure)
    2. a male given name

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    Inflection of Simon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
    nominative Simon
    genitive Simonin
    partitive Simonia
    illative Simoniin
    singular plural
    nominative Simon
    accusative nom. Simon
    gen. Simonin
    genitive Simonin
    partitive Simonia
    inessive Simonissa
    elative Simonista
    illative Simoniin
    adessive Simonilla
    ablative Simonilta
    allative Simonille
    essive Simonina
    translative Simoniksi
    abessive Simonitta
    instructive
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Simon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Simonini
    accusative nom. Simonini
    gen. Simonini
    genitive Simonini
    partitive Simoniani
    inessive Simonissani
    elative Simonistani
    illative Simoniini
    adessive Simonillani
    ablative Simoniltani
    allative Simonilleni
    essive Simoninani
    translative Simonikseni
    abessive Simonittani
    instructive
    comitative
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Simonisi
    accusative nom. Simonisi
    gen. Simonisi
    genitive Simonisi
    partitive Simoniasi
    inessive Simonissasi
    elative Simonistasi
    illative Simoniisi
    adessive Simonillasi
    ablative Simoniltasi
    allative Simonillesi
    essive Simoninasi
    translative Simoniksesi
    abessive Simonittasi
    instructive
    comitative
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Simonimme
    accusative nom. Simonimme
    gen. Simonimme
    genitive Simonimme
    partitive Simoniamme
    inessive Simonissamme
    elative Simonistamme
    illative Simoniimme
    adessive Simonillamme
    ablative Simoniltamme
    allative Simonillemme
    essive Simoninamme
    translative Simoniksemme
    abessive Simonittamme
    instructive
    comitative
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Simoninne
    accusative nom. Simoninne
    gen. Simoninne
    genitive Simoninne
    partitive Simonianne
    inessive Simonissanne
    elative Simonistanne
    illative Simoniinne
    adessive Simonillanne
    ablative Simoniltanne
    allative Simonillenne
    essive Simoninanne
    translative Simoniksenne
    abessive Simonittanne
    instructive
    comitative
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Simoninsa
    accusative nom. Simoninsa
    gen. Simoninsa
    genitive Simoninsa
    partitive Simoniaan
    Simoniansa
    inessive Simonissaan
    Simonissansa
    elative Simonistaan
    Simonistansa
    illative Simoniinsa
    adessive Simonillaan
    Simonillansa
    ablative Simoniltaan
    Simoniltansa
    allative Simonilleen
    Simonillensa
    essive Simoninaan
    Simoninansa
    translative Simonikseen
    Simoniksensa
    abessive Simonittaan
    Simonittansa
    instructive
    comitative

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    • Simon is the 312th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,290 male individuals (and as a middle name to 480 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 8 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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    Simon

    1. genitive singular of Simo

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    Simon m

    1. Simon (biblical figure)
    2. a male given name
    3. a surname originating as a patronymic

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    German

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    Simon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Simons)

    1. Simon (biblical figure)
    2. a male given name

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    Simon m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Simons or (with an article) Simon, feminine genitive Simon, plural Simons)

    1. a surname originating as a patronymic

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    Hungarian

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    • IPA(key): [ˈʃimon]
    • Hyphenation: Si‧mon
    • Rhymes: -on

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    Simon

    1. a male given name

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    Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
    singular plural
    nominative Simon Simonok
    accusative Simont Simonokat
    dative Simonnak Simonoknak
    instrumental Simonnal Simonokkal
    causal-final Simonért Simonokért
    translative Simonná Simonokká
    terminative Simonig Simonokig
    essive-formal Simonként Simonokként
    essive-modal
    inessive Simonban Simonokban
    superessive Simonon Simonokon
    adessive Simonnál Simonoknál
    illative Simonba Simonokba
    sublative Simonra Simonokra
    allative Simonhoz Simonokhoz
    elative Simonból Simonokból
    delative Simonról Simonokról
    ablative Simontól Simonoktól
    non-attributive
    possessive - singular
    Simoné Simonoké
    non-attributive
    possessive - plural
    Simonéi Simonokéi
    Possessive forms of Simon
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. Simonom Simonjaim
    2nd person sing. Simonod Simonjaid
    3rd person sing. Simonja Simonjai
    1st person plural Simonunk Simonjaink
    2nd person plural Simonotok Simonjaitok
    3rd person plural Simonjuk Simonjaik

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      Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), itself from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʿōn)

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      Simon m sg (genitive Simōnis); third declension

      1. A Christian male given name from Biblical Hebrew

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      Third-declension noun, singular only.

      Case Singular
      Nominative Simon
      Genitive Simōnis
      Dative Simōnī
      Accusative Simōnem
      Ablative Simōne
      Vocative Simon

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      • Italian: Simone

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        From Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, hearkening).

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        Simon

        1. a male given name

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        Simon

        1. Simon (biblical figure)
        2. a male given name
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        Simon c (genitive Simons)

        1. Simon (biblical figure)
        2. a male given name

        Vietnamese

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        From Latin Simon. Cognate with English Simon.

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        • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [si˧˧ mɔn˧˧]
        • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧] ~ [sɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧]
        • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧] ~ [sɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧]
        • Phonetic spelling: si mon

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        Simon

        1. (Roman Catholicism) Simon

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