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Throughout the world, Šimon (שמעון , Šimon , Шимон ) is quite a rare boy's forename. The first name Šimon is habitual in Czechia, where it is quite a common male name, Slovakia, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Israel. Much less frequently, Šimon is the last name as well as the forename.
Šimon is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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שמעון | Israel |
Šimon | Slovakia, Czechia, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia |
Шимон | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia |
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Šimon 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.