Given name · also Egyptian
ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ
ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ (sumeōn) is a masculine given name from Coptic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Old Nubian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ comes from Coptic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Koine Greek Σῠμεών, from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ’s family of names
In Old Nubian usage, ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Simeon. In Old Nubian usage, ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ can be written in the Roman alphabet as sumeōn. In Old Nubian usage, ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ has a related form in ⲍⲓⲙⲉⲱⲛⲓ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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