Given name & surname · also Slavic
Simion
Simion is a masculine given name from Old Church Slavonic, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Romanian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Simion comes from Old Church Slavonic, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Church Slavonic Симеонъ, from Ancient Greek Συμεών, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (shim'ón).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Simion through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 31 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 368 as a first name in 2020; 376 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Simion’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Simion has a related form in Simon. In French usage, Simion as a surname has a related form in Siméon. In Greek usage, Simion as a surname is a transliteration of Σίμιον.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Simion has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Simion
- Simion CuțovRomanian boxer (1952–1993)
- Simion IsmailciucRomanian competitive canoeist (1930–1986)
- Simion StoilowRomanian diplomat and mathematician (1887–1961)
- Simion MovilăPrince of Wallachia and prince of Moldavia
- Simion CuciucCanoe racerborn 1941
- Simion BărnuțiuRomanian academic (1808-1864)
- Simion PopescuOlympic wrestlerborn 1940
- Simion BughiciRomanian politician1914–1997
- Simion MehedințiRomanian geographer (1868–1962)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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