Complete Definition of "Simon"

see|simón
English

Etymology
New Testament version of Hebrew Simeon ,"hearkening", shaped to look like a Greek name from simos "snubbed nose".

Pronunciation
sīm'�n, /�saɪm�n/, /<tt>"saIm@n</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-aɪm�n|Rhymes: -aɪm�n

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. biblical character Several persons in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.
  2. given name|male|

Translations
trans-top|biblical characters
Danish: Simon
Finnish: Simon
French: Simon
German: Simon
trans-mid
Norwegian: Simon
Swedish: Simon
trans-bottom
trans-top|male given name
Danish: Simon
Finnish: Simo
French: Simon
German:Simon
trans-mid
Italian: Simone
Norwegian: Simon
Swedish: Simon
trans-bottom

Related terms
simony

See also
Peter
Simeon
Simone


Danish

Proper noun
infl|da|proper noun

  1. biblical character|lang=da #English|Simon.
  2. given name|male||da:.

Related terms
feminine form: Simone


Finnish

Proper noun
fi-noun|Simon|typepaperi|propertrue

  1. biblical character|lang=fi #English|Simon.

Related terms
Simo


French

Proper noun
infl|fr|proper noun

  1. biblical character|lang=fr #English|Simon.
  2. given name|male||fr:.

Related terms
feminine form: Simone


German

Proper noun
infl|de|proper noun

  1. biblical character|lang=de #English|Simon.
  2. given name|male||de:.

Related terms
feminine form: Simone


Norwegian

Proper noun
infl|no|proper noun

  1. biblical character|lang=no #English|Simon.
  2. given name|male||no:.

Related terms
Simen


Swedish

Proper noun
infl|sv|proper noun

  1. biblical character|lang=sv #English|Simon.
  2. given name|male||sv:.

de:Simon
fr:Simon
it:Simon
ru:Simon
sl:Simon
sr:Simon
zh:Simon

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