# Simeon
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English Simeon, from Latin Simeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɪ.mi.ən/
* Rhymes: -ɪmiən
* Hyphenation: Si‧me‧on
* Homophone: simian

### Proper noun

Simeon
* (biblical) Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 35:22–26, column 2:Now the ſonnes of Iacob were twelue. 23 The ſonnes of Leah: Reuben Iacobs firſt borne, and Simeon, and Leui, and Iudah, and Iſſachar, and Zebulun. 24 The ſonnes of Rachel: Ioſeph, and Beniamin. 25 And the ſonnes of Bilhah, Rachels handmaid: Dan and Naphtali. 26 And the ſonnes of Zilpah, Leahs handmaid: Gad, and Aſher. Theſe are the ſonnes of Iacob, which were borne to him in Padan Aram.
* (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Simeon.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 19:1, column 2:And the ſecond lot came foorth to Simeon, euen for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Iudah.
* A male given name from Hebrew.
* A surname.
* An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.
* An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.

#### Derived terms

* Simeonite

#### Translations
### See also

* Simeon (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Emison, Neoism, Siemon, Simone, eonism, mesion, moesin, monies, semion

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English Simeon, from Old Testament Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (“hearkening, listening”). Also from Spanish Simeon.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Si‧meon

### Proper noun

Simeon
* a male given name from English or Spanish
* (biblical) Simeon
* the tribe of Simeon

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin Simeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsimeon/, [ˈs̠ime̞o̞n]
* Rhymes: -imeon
* Hyphenation: Si‧me‧on

### Proper noun

Simeon
* Simeon (biblical figure)
* a male given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Simeon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Simeonini
Simeonini
accusative
nom.
Simeonini
Simeonini
gen.
Simeonini
genitive
Simeonini
Simeonieni Simeoneideni Simeoneitteni
partitive
Simeoniani
Simeoneitani Simeonejani
inessive
Simeonissani
Simeoneissani
elative
Simeonistani
Simeoneistani
illative
Simeoniini
Simeoneihini
adessive
Simeonillani
Simeoneillani
ablative
Simeoniltani
Simeoneiltani
allative
Simeonilleni
Simeoneilleni
essive
Simeoninani
Simeoneinani
translative
Simeonikseni
Simeoneikseni
abessive
Simeonittani
Simeoneittani
instructive
comitative
—Simeoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Simeonisi
Simeonisi
accusative
nom.
Simeonisi
Simeonisi
gen.
Simeonisi
genitive
Simeonisi
Simeoniesi Simeoneidesi Simeoneittesi
partitive
Simeoniasi
Simeoneitasi Simeonejasi
inessive
Simeonissasi
Simeoneissasi
elative
Simeonistasi
Simeoneistasi
illative
Simeoniisi
Simeoneihisi
adessive
Simeonillasi
Simeoneillasi
ablative
Simeoniltasi
Simeoneiltasi
allative
Simeonillesi
Simeoneillesi
essive
Simeoninasi
Simeoneinasi
translative
Simeoniksesi
Simeoneiksesi
abessive
Simeonittasi
Simeoneittasi
instructive
comitative
—Simeoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Simeonimme
Simeonimme
accusative
nom.
Simeonimme
Simeonimme
gen.
Simeonimme
genitive
Simeonimme
Simeoniemme Simeoneidemme Simeoneittemme
partitive
Simeoniamme
Simeoneitamme Simeonejamme
inessive
Simeonissamme
Simeoneissamme
elative
Simeonistamme
Simeoneistamme
illative
Simeoniimme
Simeoneihimme
adessive
Simeonillamme
Simeoneillamme
ablative
Simeoniltamme
Simeoneiltamme
allative
Simeonillemme
Simeoneillemme
essive
Simeoninamme
Simeoneinamme
translative
Simeoniksemme
Simeoneiksemme
abessive
Simeonittamme
Simeoneittamme
instructive
comitative
—Simeoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Simeoninne
Simeoninne
accusative
nom.
Simeoninne
Simeoninne
gen.
Simeoninne
genitive
Simeoninne
Simeonienne Simeoneidenne Simeoneittenne
partitive
Simeonianne
Simeoneitanne Simeonejanne
inessive
Simeonissanne
Simeoneissanne
elative
Simeonistanne
Simeoneistanne
illative
Simeoniinne
Simeoneihinne
adessive
Simeonillanne
Simeoneillanne
ablative
Simeoniltanne
Simeoneiltanne
allative
Simeonillenne
Simeoneillenne
essive
Simeoninanne
Simeoneinanne
translative
Simeoniksenne
Simeoneiksenne
abessive
Simeonittanne
Simeoneittanne
instructive
comitative
—Simeoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Simeoninsa
Simeoninsa
accusative
nom.
Simeoninsa
Simeoninsa
gen.
Simeoninsa
genitive
Simeoninsa
Simeoniensa Simeoneidensa Simeoneittensa
partitive
Simeoniaan Simeoniansa
Simeoneitaan Simeonejaan Simeoneitansa Simeonejansa
inessive
Simeonissaan Simeonissansa
Simeoneissaan Simeoneissansa
elative
Simeonistaan Simeonistansa
Simeoneistaan Simeoneistansa
illative
Simeoniinsa
Simeoneihinsa
adessive
Simeonillaan Simeonillansa
Simeoneillaan Simeoneillansa
ablative
Simeoniltaan Simeoniltansa
Simeoneiltaan Simeoneiltansa
allative
Simeonilleen Simeonillensa
Simeoneilleen Simeoneillensa
essive
Simeoninaan Simeoninansa
Simeoneinaan Simeoneinansa
translative
Simeonikseen Simeoniksensa
Simeoneikseen Simeoneiksensa
abessive
Simeonittaan Simeonittansa
Simeoneittaan Simeoneittansa
instructive
comitative
—Simeoneineen Simeoneinensa :

#### Statistics

* Simeon is the 660th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 240 male individuals (and as a middle name to 755 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* Symeōn

### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Old Testament Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, literally “hearkening, listening”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈsi.me.oːn/, [ˈs̠ɪmeoːn]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈsi.me.on/, [ˈsiːmeon]

### Proper noun

Simeōn m sg (genitive Simeōn or Simeōnis); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension
* Simeon (Biblical figure, son of Jacob)
* other Biblical characters of the same name

#### Declension

Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.

#### Descendants

* → Middle English: Simeon, Symeon
** English: Simeon

### References

* Sĭmĕōn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,443/1.

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* Symeon

### Etymology

From Latin Simeōn.

### Proper noun

Simeon
* Simeon
** a. 1500 [a. 1400?], Stanzaic Life of Christ; quoted in “In the Long Run: Practical Time in the Chester Plays”, in Matthew Sergi, Practical Cues and Social Spectacle in the Chester Plays, Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 2020, →ISBN, page 174:Ones I rede that Simeon, / A qvile bifore that Crist was born, / Isaias boke he loket opon […] When Simeon segh þis ilk thing, / Merueilet wonderly he was, / And hopide hit hade ben fals wrytyng(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Descendants

* English: Simeon

#### References

* “Simeon”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Proper noun

Simeon m (Cyrillic spelling Симеон)
* a male given name

### Further reading

* “Simeon”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025