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Симеон
“God has heard”
Симеон (Simeón) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Bulgarian.
Bulgarian and Russian and SerbianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Simeón.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Симеон is Simeón written in Cyrillic. Simeón goes back to Ancient Greek Συμεών, meaning “God has heard.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Симеон comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Симеон’s family of names
In Serbian usage, Симеон has a related form in Simeon. In Russian usage, Симеон has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Symeon. In Russian usage, Симеон has a conventional equivalent in the French form Siméon.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Симеон has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Симеон
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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