Simon

Etymology
New Testament version of Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Simeon, "hearkening", shaped to look like a Greek name; confer Σίμων and Σῖμος Simos "Flat-nose".

Proper noun

 * 1)  Any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.
 * Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
 * 1) * 1996 Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace, Bloomsbury, ISBN 0-7475-27873, page 379:
 * His first name is Simon. I wonder why his mother named him that, or it may have been his father. My own father never bothered with the naming of us, it was up to Mother and Aunt Pauline. There is Simon Peter the Apostle, of course, who was made a fisher of men by our Lord. But there is also Simple Simon. Met a pie man, going to the fair.
 * 1) * 1996 Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace, Bloomsbury, ISBN 0-7475-27873, page 379:
 * His first name is Simon. I wonder why his mother named him that, or it may have been his father. My own father never bothered with the naming of us, it was up to Mother and Aunt Pauline. There is Simon Peter the Apostle, of course, who was made a fisher of men by our Lord. But there is also Simple Simon. Met a pie man, going to the fair.

Related terms

 * simony
 * Simeon
 * Simone

Translations

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Anagrams

 * Minos

Proper noun

 * 1)  Simon.

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 * feminine form: Simone

Proper noun

 * 1)  Simon.

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 * Simo

Proper noun
Simon



Anagrams

 * somin

Proper noun

 * 1)  Simon.

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 * Simone

Anagrams

 * moins

Proper noun

 * 1)  Simon.

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 * feminine form: Simone

Proper noun

 * 1)  Simon.

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 * Simen

Proper noun

 * 1)  Simon.

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