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

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

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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