Simon
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Genesis 29:33 |
| Meaning | "he has heard" |
Simon is a common name, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʿon, meaning "he [God] has heard" (compare Ishmael).
People called Simon
- Simon the Shoemaker, (5th century BC) friend of Socrates
- Simon the Tanner, (10th century), Coptic saint
- Simeon II of Bulgaria
- Simon of Bet-Titta, a Christian martyr
- Simon of Bet-Parsaje, a martyr of Iran with Mana of Bet-Parsaje
- Simon of Sudbury
- Simon Arkell, Australian pole vaulter
- Simon Le Bon, lead singer of Duran Duran
- Simon Harris, British music producer
- Simon, Metropolitan of Moscow
- Simón Bolívar, the leader of several independence movements throughout South America
- Simone Arturo Saint-Bon (1823-1892)
- Sim On, was a Prime Minister of the Korean Joseon Dynasty
- Simon Shirley, Australian decathlete
- Simon of Worcester early 12th century Bishop of Worcester
- the author/editor of the so-called Simon Necronomicon and related works.
- Simeon the Holy Fool - christian saint, monk and hermit (VI century)
- Simon Pegg, writer and actor
- Simon Amstell, TV presenter
- Simon Cowell, TV personality and music mogul
- Simon H. Rifkind, American lawyer and judge
- Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer
In the Bible
- Simeon - the second son of Jacob and Leah.
- Simon Peter, better known as Saint Peter, one of the Twelve Apostles.
- Simon the Zealot (also called Simon the Canaanite), another of the twelve apostles.
- Simon the Leper
- Simon of Cyrene
- Simon Magus
- Simon, the brother (or step-brother) of Jesus, is only mentioned in passing in the Bible (Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3), but he is sometimes identified with Simeon of Jerusalem and Simon the Zealot.
Fictional characters
- Simon Templar - The Saint, 1970s TV series
- Simon, member of Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Simon, character in Lord of the Flies
- Simon, the main villain from Trollz
- Simon, King of the Witches, protagonist of psychedelic 1970s satire of the same name
- Simon Phoenix, a fictional criminal in the 1990s movie Demolition Man
- Simon Tam, a fictional character from the TV series Firefly
- Simon Belmont, hero of the video game Castlevania
- Simon Adebisi, a sadistic Nigerian at HBO drama Oz
- The main character of Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
- Simon, protagonist of the anime series Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
- Simon Gruber, the antagonist in Die Hard 3
- Simon Grace, one of the main characters of The Spiderwick Chronicles.
Animals
- Simon (Amethyst's cat), ship's cat on the HMS Amethyst, promoted to Able Seaman in the Royal Navy
- St. Simon (horse), a British racehorse currently in the grand national.
Electronics and technology
- Simon (game), a 1978 electronic game
- SIMON breach grenade, door breaching rifle grenade
- SIMON (Batch Interactive test/debug)
- IBM Simon the first smartphone
- Simon (logic instruction), interactive smart tutor for students learning classical logic
Media names
- Simon FM, a radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Simon (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin
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- Simon, pseudonymic writer of the 1977 'Simon Necronomicon', or the 'real Necronomicon'
Other
- Simon Property Group
- Simon Says (children's game)
- La Maison Simons, a Quebec department store
See also
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