Given name
Shimei
“renown”·“famous”
Shimei is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewשמעי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shimei means “renown” or “famous.”
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Where it comes from
Shimei is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb shama' (שמע), “to hear.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shimei appears in Exodus 6:17, 2 Samuel 21:21, 1 Samuel 16:9.
- Exodus 6:17
- 2 Samuel 21:21
- 1 Samuel 16:9
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Shimei’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Shimei is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 志明.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
See also 13
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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