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What does Simone mean?
Simone as a girls' name (also used less commonly as boys' name Simone) is pronounced see-mohn, sih-MOHN. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Simone is "hear, listen". Feminine of Simon. Used outside of France from the middle of the 20th century. Actress Simone Signoret; writer Simone de Beauvoir; gymnast Simona Amanar.
ASSOCIATED WITH 20th century (modern)
Variations
VARIANTS Shimona, Shimonah, Simeona, Simmina, Simona, Simonetta, Simonette, Simonia, Simonina, Simonna, Simonne, Symona, Symone▼
SEE ALSO Ximena
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Simone?
Simone is a very prominent first name for women (#711 out of 4276, Top 17%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#4607 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Simone entered the list in 1910-1919 and reached its top position of #347 in the U.S. in the year 1990, and is currently at #733. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Simone (#733 FROM RECENT DATA) are Ximena (#118), Simona and Symone. These forms of Simone were favored as baby names in 2018 (AVERAGE #1212), except for the version Symone which has fallen out of style. Simone is more widely used than the rest, though Ximena is now the preferred form.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Ailene, Armine, Cleone, Dianne▼, Dimona, Dione, Ebone, Eilene, Eirene, Ermine, Fifine, Fione, Gitane, Idone, Irmine, Jone, Leone▼, Liane, Minne, Rimona, Salome, Sammee, Sammie▼, Savine, Sedona, Shaine, Shene, Shiona, Shirine, Shivonne, Shona, Shone, Sian, Siana, Sidaine, Sideny, Sidney▼, Sidni, Sidnie, Sidonia, Sidonie, Sidony, Siena▲, Sienna▲, Sigmonda, Signa, Signe▼, Sigornee (see Sigourney), Sile, Silke, Silkie, Silvie, Sima, Simla, Sina, Sine, Sinnie, Sioux, Sirena, Sirene, Sisile, Sissee (see Sissy), Sivney, Sivnie (see Sivney), Sloane▲, Soline, Sonje, Stine, Suzon, Sydona, Teone, Theone, Tianne, Tine and Wilone. These names tend to be less frequently used than Simone.
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