Given name & surname · also Old Galician-Portuguese
Simão
“Yahweh has heard”
Simão is a masculine given name from Old Galician-Portuguese, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Simão goes back to Latin Simon, meaning “Yahweh has heard.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Simão comes from Old Galician-Portuguese, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Portuguese usage, Simão developed from Simon. In Portuguese usage, Simão developed from Σίμων.
Simão’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Simão developed from the Latin form Simon. In Portuguese usage, Simão has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Simone. In Portuguese usage, Simão has a conventional equivalent in the English form Simon.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Simão has relatives in 18 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
13 related names in 18 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.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Simonroot · English, French
- SimoneItalian
- SimonaHawaiian
- Simaoborrowing · English
- SzymonPolish
- KimonaHawaiian
- सिमांवborrowing · kok
- Σίμωνroot · Greek, Ancient Greek
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Simão
- Simão SabrosaPortuguese footballerborn 1979
- Simão Mate JuniorMozambican association football playerborn 1988
- Simão JateneBrazilian politicianborn 1949
- Simão SessimBrazilian politician (1935-2021)
- Simão Morgadoswimmerborn 1979
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