Simon
\si.mɔ̃\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \si.mɔ̃\ |
| Compound names | Jean-Simon, Simon-Pierre |
Origin and meaning
From Middle English Simon, Symond, Symounde, from Anglo-Norman Simon, Simond, Simund, a conflation of two unrelated names: one from Latin Simon, from Koine Greek Σίμων (Símōn), strictly from Ancient Greek—likely σῑμός (sīmós, “snub-nosed”)—but used for Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn), 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.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- Spain
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
Around the world
- EnglishShimon
- Arabicشِمْعُونُ
- CatalanSimó
- CroatianŠimun
- SpanishSimón
- FinnishSimo
- ItalianSimone
- PolishSzymon
- PortugueseSimão
- RussianСемён
- CzechŠimon
- UkrainianСаймон
In literature
« Je t’assure, reprit Ernestine, que tout à l’heure, avant que tu n’arrivasses, M. Miley, le receveur de l’enregistrement, dans son enthousiasme, prétendait que Simon serait garde des sceaux avant trois ans. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Sartus85 (Vendée (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).