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The boy's name Simon \s(i)-mon\ is pronounced SYE-mun. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "to hear, to be heard; reputation". Biblical: Simon was the name of two of the apostles, including Simon Peter. A common name from the Middle Ages through the 18th century. Orchestra conductor Simon Rattle; Latin American freedom fighter Simon Bolivar.

Simon has 15 variant forms: Shimon, Si, Sim, Simen, Simeon, Simmonds, Simmons, Simms, Simone, Simonson, Simpson, Symms, Symon, Syms and Szymon.

For more information, see also the related name Ximenes.

Baby names that sound like Simon are Simyon and Suman.

Simon is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Simon. Click here to compare Simon with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Simon
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Simon

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