Given name · also Ancient Greek
ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ
“snub-nosed”
ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ (simōn) is a masculine given name, probably from Koine Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Old Nubian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ probably goes back to a word meaning “snub-nosed.”
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Where it comes from
ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ probably comes from Koine Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
Probably from Koine Greek Σίμων, from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'ón).
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ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ’s family of names
In Old Nubian usage, ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Simon. In Old Nubian usage, ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ can be written in the Roman alphabet as simōn. In Old Nubian usage, ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ has a related form in ⲥⲏⲙⲱⲛ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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