Simon is a given name, from
Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʻôn, meaning "listen" or "hearing".[1] It is also a classical Greek name, deriving from an adjective meaning "flat-nosed".[2]: 232 [3] In the first century AD, Simon was the most popular male name for Jews in
Roman Judea.[4]
The Hebrew name is Hellenised as Symeon (
Greek: Συμεών) in the
Septuagint, and in the
New Testament as both Symeon[5] and, according to most authorities, Simon. Some commentators on the New Testament say that it could be a Hellenised form of the Hebrew Shim'on, but if not then it indicates that Peter came from a "
Hellenistic background"; this was not unheard of in this era, as contemporary Jews such as
Andrew the Apostle (Simon's brother) sometimes bore originally Greek names.[6]: 58
Simon Snow, the main character in Rainbow Rowell's novel Carry On
Simon Spier, the main character in
Becky Albertalli's novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, its follow up Leah on the Offbeat, and film adaptation Love, Simon.
Simon Tam, fictional character from the television series Firefly
Simon Templar, main character of Leslie Charteris' The Saint novels
^Ilan, Tal (2002) Lexicon of Jewish Names in Late Antiquity: Palestine 330 BCE–200 CE (Texts & Studies in Ancient Judaism, 91), Coronet Books, pp. 56–57; Hachili, R. "Hebrew Names, Personal Names, Family Names and Nicknames of Jews in the Second Temple Period," in J. W. van Henten and A. Brenner, eds., Families and Family Relations as Represented in Early Judaism and Early Christianity (STAR 2; Leiden:Deo, 2000), pp. 113–115; apud Bauckham, Richard (2017).
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses (2nd ed.). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 68–72.
ISBN9780802874313. Quote (p. 71): 15.6% of men bore one of the two most popular male names, Simon and Joseph; (p. 72): for the
Gospels and
Acts... 18.2% of men bore one of the two most popular male names, Simon and Joseph.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Simon is a given name, from
Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʻôn, meaning "listen" or "hearing".[1] It is also a classical Greek name, deriving from an adjective meaning "flat-nosed".[2]: 232 [3] In the first century AD, Simon was the most popular male name for Jews in
Roman Judea.[4]
The Hebrew name is Hellenised as Symeon (
Greek: Συμεών) in the
Septuagint, and in the
New Testament as both Symeon[5] and, according to most authorities, Simon. Some commentators on the New Testament say that it could be a Hellenised form of the Hebrew Shim'on, but if not then it indicates that Peter came from a "
Hellenistic background"; this was not unheard of in this era, as contemporary Jews such as
Andrew the Apostle (Simon's brother) sometimes bore originally Greek names.[6]: 58
Simon Snow, the main character in Rainbow Rowell's novel Carry On
Simon Spier, the main character in
Becky Albertalli's novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, its follow up Leah on the Offbeat, and film adaptation Love, Simon.
Simon Tam, fictional character from the television series Firefly
Simon Templar, main character of Leslie Charteris' The Saint novels
^Ilan, Tal (2002) Lexicon of Jewish Names in Late Antiquity: Palestine 330 BCE–200 CE (Texts & Studies in Ancient Judaism, 91), Coronet Books, pp. 56–57; Hachili, R. "Hebrew Names, Personal Names, Family Names and Nicknames of Jews in the Second Temple Period," in J. W. van Henten and A. Brenner, eds., Families and Family Relations as Represented in Early Judaism and Early Christianity (STAR 2; Leiden:Deo, 2000), pp. 113–115; apud Bauckham, Richard (2017).
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses (2nd ed.). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 68–72.
ISBN9780802874313. Quote (p. 71): 15.6% of men bore one of the two most popular male names, Simon and Joseph; (p. 72): for the
Gospels and
Acts... 18.2% of men bore one of the two most popular male names, Simon and Joseph.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.