# Simon
## English
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: sīm'ən, IPA: /ˈsaɪmən/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪmən

### Proper noun

Simon (plural Simons)
* 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.
* 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.
* 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

#### Derived terms

* Simon says

#### Related terms

* Sim
* Simcox
* Simeon
* Simmonds
* Simmons
* Simms
* Simone
* Simons
* Simonson
* simony
* Simpson
* Sims
* Simson
* Syme
* Symes
* Symonds
* Symons

#### Statistics

* 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.

#### See also

* Peter

### Noun

Simon (plural Simons)
* Alternative letter-case form of simon (“sixpence coin”)
** 1721, [Colley] Cibber, The Refusal; or, The Ladies Philosophy: A Comedy. […], London: […] B[arnaby Bernard] Lintot, […]; W[illiam] Mears, […]; and W[illiam Rufus] Chetwood, […], →OCLC, Act I, pages 9–10:[…] I ovve Crop the Lender a Brace, and if I have a ſingle Simon to pay him, rot me: […]

### Anagrams

* Minos, minos, omnis

## Albanian
### Proper noun

Simon m
* a male given name

#### Declension
## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English Simon. Also from Spanish Simón.

### Proper noun

Simon
* a male given name from English or Spanish
* (biblical) Simon

## Danish
### Proper noun

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

#### Related terms

* (female given name) Simone
* (surname) Simonsen

### References

* 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
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsimon/, [ˈs̠imo̞n]
* Rhymes: -imon
* Hyphenation: Si‧mon

### Etymology 1

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

#### Proper noun

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

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Simon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Simonini
Simonini
accusative
nom.
Simonini
Simonini
gen.
Simonini
genitive
Simonini
Simonieni Simoneideni Simoneitteni
partitive
Simoniani
Simoneitani Simonejani
inessive
Simonissani
Simoneissani
elative
Simonistani
Simoneistani
illative
Simoniini
Simoneihini
adessive
Simonillani
Simoneillani
ablative
Simoniltani
Simoneiltani
allative
Simonilleni
Simoneilleni
essive
Simoninani
Simoneinani
translative
Simonikseni
Simoneikseni
abessive
Simonittani
Simoneittani
instructive
comitative
—Simoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Simonisi
Simonisi
accusative
nom.
Simonisi
Simonisi
gen.
Simonisi
genitive
Simonisi
Simoniesi Simoneidesi Simoneittesi
partitive
Simoniasi
Simoneitasi Simonejasi
inessive
Simonissasi
Simoneissasi
elative
Simonistasi
Simoneistasi
illative
Simoniisi
Simoneihisi
adessive
Simonillasi
Simoneillasi
ablative
Simoniltasi
Simoneiltasi
allative
Simonillesi
Simoneillesi
essive
Simoninasi
Simoneinasi
translative
Simoniksesi
Simoneiksesi
abessive
Simonittasi
Simoneittasi
instructive
comitative
—Simoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Simonimme
Simonimme
accusative
nom.
Simonimme
Simonimme
gen.
Simonimme
genitive
Simonimme
Simoniemme Simoneidemme Simoneittemme
partitive
Simoniamme
Simoneitamme Simonejamme
inessive
Simonissamme
Simoneissamme
elative
Simonistamme
Simoneistamme
illative
Simoniimme
Simoneihimme
adessive
Simonillamme
Simoneillamme
ablative
Simoniltamme
Simoneiltamme
allative
Simonillemme
Simoneillemme
essive
Simoninamme
Simoneinamme
translative
Simoniksemme
Simoneiksemme
abessive
Simonittamme
Simoneittamme
instructive
comitative
—Simoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Simoninne
Simoninne
accusative
nom.
Simoninne
Simoninne
gen.
Simoninne
genitive
Simoninne
Simonienne Simoneidenne Simoneittenne
partitive
Simonianne
Simoneitanne Simonejanne
inessive
Simonissanne
Simoneissanne
elative
Simonistanne
Simoneistanne
illative
Simoniinne
Simoneihinne
adessive
Simonillanne
Simoneillanne
ablative
Simoniltanne
Simoneiltanne
allative
Simonillenne
Simoneillenne
essive
Simoninanne
Simoneinanne
translative
Simoniksenne
Simoneiksenne
abessive
Simonittanne
Simoneittanne
instructive
comitative
—Simoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Simoninsa
Simoninsa
accusative
nom.
Simoninsa
Simoninsa
gen.
Simoninsa
genitive
Simoninsa
Simoniensa Simoneidensa Simoneittensa
partitive
Simoniaan Simoniansa
Simoneitaan Simonejaan Simoneitansa Simonejansa
inessive
Simonissaan Simonissansa
Simoneissaan Simoneissansa
elative
Simonistaan Simonistansa
Simoneistaan Simoneistansa
illative
Simoniinsa
Simoneihinsa
adessive
Simonillaan Simonillansa
Simoneillaan Simoneillansa
ablative
Simoniltaan Simoniltansa
Simoneiltaan Simoneiltansa
allative
Simonilleen Simonillensa
Simoneilleen Simoneillensa
essive
Simoninaan Simoninansa
Simoneinaan Simoneinansa
translative
Simonikseen Simoniksensa
Simoneikseen Simoneiksensa
abessive
Simonittaan Simonittansa
Simoneittaan Simoneittansa
instructive
comitative
—Simoneineen Simoneinensa :

##### Derived terms

* simoninhyppymyyrä

##### Related terms

* Simo

##### Statistics

* 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.

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Simon
* genitive singular of Simo

### Anagrams

* somin

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /si.mɔ̃/

### Proper noun

Simon m
* Simon (biblical figure)
* a male given name
* a surname originating as a patronymic

#### Derived terms

* Simonard
* Simondet
* Simone
* Simoneau
* Simoneaux
* Simonet
* Simonett
* Simonin
* Simonne
* Simonneau
* Simonneaux
* Simonnet
* Simonnett

#### Related terms

* (feminine form): Simone

### Anagrams

* moins

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈziːmɔn/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Simon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Simons)
* Simon (biblical figure)
* a male given name

### Proper noun

Simon m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Simons or (with an article) Simon, feminine genitive Simon, plural Simons)
* a surname originating as a patronymic

#### Derived terms

* Simone f

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʃimon]
* Hyphenation: Si‧mon
* Rhymes: -on

### Proper noun

Simon
* a male given name

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈsimon/ [ˈsi.mon]
* Rhymes: -imon
* Syllabification: Si‧mon

### Proper noun

Simon
* (biblical) Simon: Name of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter

### Further reading

* “Simon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Latin
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈsi.moːn/, [ˈs̠ɪmoːn] or IPA: /ˈsi.mon/, [ˈs̠ɪmɔn]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈsi.mon/, [ˈsiːmon]

### Proper noun

Simō̆n m sg (genitive Simō̆nis); third declension
* a Christian male given name from Biblical Hebrew

#### Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

#### Descendants

* → Italian: Simone

## Middle English
### Etymology

From Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”). Compare also sī̆mō̆n.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /siˈmɔːn/, /ˈsiːmɔn/

### Proper noun

Simon
* a male given name

#### Descendants

* English: Simon
* Yola: Zimoon, Zimaan

#### References

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

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

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

#### Related terms

* Simen

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sǐmon/

### Proper noun

Sìmon m (Cyrillic spelling Сѝмон)
* a male given name

#### Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

### Further reading

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

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /síːmɔn/

### Proper noun

Sȋmon m anim
* a male given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Simon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Simon c (genitive Simons)
* Simon (biblical figure)
* a male given name

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

From Latin Simon. Cognate with English Simon.

### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Simon
* (Roman Catholicism) Simon

#### Synonyms

* Simôn