Forename שמעון

Globally, שמעון (Simon , Simeon , Szymon , along with others...) is a prevalent primarily boy's, but very seldom girly given name. The first name שמעון is habitual in Israel, where it is a widespread masculine name, Namibia, where it is a common principally male, but very seldom female name, and Hong Kong, where it is a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and Tanzania. Likewise, שמעון is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish שמעון is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name שמעון

name Симоне, name 西面, name שמעון, name سيمون, name Симоно, name Schimon, name Semion, name Шымон, name シモン, name Siemion, name Симон, name Симеон, name Шыман, name Ceuta, name Сямён, name شمعون, name Simeon, name 西門, name Semyon, name Семеон, name Szemjon, name 谢苗, name Szimon, name Šimon, name Симеоне, name シメオン, name Simón, name Chimen, name شيمون, name Szymon, name Semión, name Семён, name Chamoun, name Shim'On, name Simeone, name Simone, name Simon, name Semjons, name Shimon, name Συμεών, name სემიონი, name 西蒙, name Simono, name Шимон, name סימאון, name Simeoni, name Семен, name סימון, name シモーネ, name Semjon, name بيترو

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Simon, Simeon	Nigeria, France, Kenya, United Kingdom, Tanzania
Szymon	Germany, Mexico, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa
Shimon	Nigeria, France, Mexico, United States, United Kingdom
שמעון	Israel
Chamoun	Germany, Nigeria, France, Mexico, United States

First names said to be same

Ceuta, Chimen, Schimon, Semion, Semión, Semjon, Semjons, Semyon, Shim'On, Siemion, Simeone, Simeoni, Simone, Simono, Simón, Szemjon, Szimon, Šimon, Συμεών, Семен, Семеон, Семён, Симеон, Симеоне, Симон, Симоне, Симоно, Сямён, Шимон, Шыман, Шымон, סימאון, סימון, بيترو, سيمون, شمعون, شيمون, სემიონი, シメオン, シモン, シモーネ, 西蒙, 西門, 西面, and 谢苗

First name שמעון in the context

שמעון is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Peter , the 1st Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Patriarch of Antioch and Apostle of Jesus Christ, Gospel of Mark; Simon the Zealot , the apostle of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene , the man who was forced by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus, Matthew 27; Simeon , the in the Gospel according to Luke, a man who meets Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus (Luke 2:25–35), Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and Simon Cowell , the cameo appearance of the 2020 animated film 'Scoob!', and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	שמעון בר כוכבא Jewish leader, IL (b. 50)
	שמעון מירושלים early bishop of Jerusalem, IL (b. 100)
	שמעון בן הלל rabbi, IL (b. 100)
	שמעון בן סירא author of the deuterocanonical Wisdom of Sirach, IL (b. 190)
	שמעון בן צמח דוראן Rabbinical authority, ES (b. 1361)
	שמעון זרחי IL (b. 1788)
	שמעון דובנאוו historian, writer, activist, RU (b. 1860)
	שמעון פרידמן IL (b. 1853)
	שמעון מויאל palestinian journalist, translator and Zionist activist (1866–1915), IL (b. 1866)
	שמעון אשריקי IL (b. 1860)
	שמעון קורבמן Israeli photographer, IL (b. 1887)
	שמעון קושניר Israeli author, IL (b. 1895)
	שמעון פינקל Israeli stage actor (1905-1999), IL (b. 1905)
	שמעון מזא"ה Israeli general, IL (b. 1907)
	שמעון בז'רנו Israeli politician (1910-1971), IL (b. 1910)

Forename שמעון

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name שמעון

First names said to be same

First name שמעון in the context

Notable namesakes

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