Simon
Rooted in a Hebrew word for hearing, the name marks a child as one God has listened to; it reached English through the Greek New Testament spelling Simon.
Meaning and origin
Simon comes from a Hebrew root meaning "to hear," carried into Greek scripture as Σίμων and applied to several figures in the New Testament, most famously the fisherman renamed Peter and a second apostle known as the…
How to pronounce Simon
| English (US) | SY-mən /ˈsaɪmən/ |
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