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Across the world, 希蒙 (Shimon , 希蒙 ) is a common boy's forename. The first name 希蒙 is habitual in Israel, where it is a common male name, Romania, where it is a rare boy's name, and Bangladesh, where it is a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Israel, India, and the United States. Likewise, 希蒙 is the last name as well as the forename.
希蒙 is also a 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 Simeon , the Biblical character; second son of Jacob and Leah, Genesis 35.