Simon
English
Etymology
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(key): /ˈsaɪmən/
Audio (UK) (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 964384981, 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.
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- 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.
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- 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
- 2016, Vanessa Knights, Ian Biddle, Music, National Identity and the Politics of Location (page 52)
Related terms
Translations
biblical characters
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male given name
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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
Cebuano
Danish
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsimon/, [ˈs̠imo̞n]
- Rhymes: -imon
- Syllabification(key): Si‧mon
Declension
Inflection of Simon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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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 | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Simonitta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Possessive forms of Simon (type paperi) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Simonini | Simonimme |
2nd person | Simonisi | Simoninne |
3rd person | Simoninsa |
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈziːmɔn/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Simon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Simons)
- Simon (biblical figure)
- a male given name
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃimon]
- Hyphenation: Si‧mon
- Rhymes: -on
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), itself from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʿōn)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.mon/, [ˈs̠ɪmɔn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.mon/, [ˈsiːmon]
Proper noun
Simon m sg (genitive Simōnis); third declension
- A Christian male given name from Biblical Hebrew
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Simon |
Genitive | Simōnis |
Dative | Simōnī |
Accusative | Simōnem |
Ablative | Simōne |
Vocative | Simon |
Swedish
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [si˧˧ mɔn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧] ~ [sɪj˧˧ mɔŋ˧˧]
- Phonetic: si mon
Synonyms
- Simôn
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