Given name

simōn

“snub-nosed”

simōn is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

What it means

simōn is a romanization of ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ. ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ probably goes back to a word meaning “snub-nosed.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

simōn is a romanization of ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ. ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ probably comes from Koine Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

simōn’s family of names

In Old Nubian usage, simōn is a Roman-alphabet rendering of ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ.

Walk simōn’s family in the name graph

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The ring: spellings.

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

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Sampson

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Biblical

sumeōn

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Persian · Biblical

Homon

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Salamun

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Hebrew · Biblical

Sadoc

“righteous” · “just”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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