simon
/ˈsaɪmən/
simon noun: sixpence coin.
Noun (1)
simon (plural simons)
Proper noun capitalized: Simon
Simon (plural Simons)
- Name of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.
- Now the names of the twelue Apoſtles are theſe: The firſt, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames the ſonne of Zebedee, and Iohn his brother: Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the Publicane, Iames the ſonne of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whoſe ſurname was Thaddeus: Simon the...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 10:2–4, columns 2–1
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- 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...1996, Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 379
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- Western musicians such as Peter Gabriel, Sting, Paul Simon and David Byrne2016, Vanessa Knights, Ian Biddle, Music, National Identity and the Politics of Location, page 52
Noun (2) capitalized: Simon
Simon (plural Simons)
- Alternative letter-case form of simon (“sixpence coin”).
- […] I ovve Crop the Lender a Brace, and if I have a ſingle Simon to pay him, rot me: […]1721, [Colley] Cibber, The Refusal; or, The Ladies Philosophy: A Comedy. […], London: […] B[arnaby Bernard] Lintot, […]; W[illiam] Mears, […]; and W[illiam Rufus] Chetwood, […], →OCLC, Act I, pages...
simon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
simon in Hindi
- साइमन
simon in Tamil
- சைமன், சிமோன், சைமான்
simon in Marathi
- सायमन, सिमोन, साइमन
simon in Urdu
- سائمن
More languagesFewer languages
- simon in Bengali
- সাইমন
- simon in Telugu
- సైమన్, సిమోన్
- simon in Malayalam
- സൈമൺ, സൈമോൺ
- simon in Kannada
- ಸೈಮನ್, ಸಿಮನ್, ಸಿಮೋನ್
- simon in Punjabi
- ਸਾਇਮਨ, ਸਾਈਮਨ
- simon in Gujarati
- સિમોન, સાઇમન, સાયમન
- simon in Odia
- ସାଇମନ୍, ସାଇମନ
- simon in Nepali
- साइमन, सिमोन
Examples of simon in a sentence
- Simon had no idea what they were capable of, but he was getting better at imagining.
- Simon Usborne talks to some famous Olympian losers about the moment their dream ended.
- Simon felt a thrill course through him as the two alien vessels swelled in his sights.
Forms of simon
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | simons |
| alternative form | Simon |
| plural | Simons |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Simons |
Origin of simon
Uncertain. One theory suggests derivation from a joke based on the bible verse Acts 9:43, rendered as “Peter lodged with Simon a tanner”, a pun on the meanings of lodge (“stay in a place; put away money”). Partridge suggests that this not possible given the dates, however, and suggests instead derivation from some unknown person’s name. Attested from the late 17th century, with synonymous tanner attested from the 18th. Compare also simony, from a different biblical figure, Simon Magnus. The “US dollar” sense derives from the earlier “sixpence”, perhaps influenced by the $ symbol.
From Middle English Simon, Symond, Symounde, from Anglo-Norman Simon, Simond, Simund, a conflation of two unrelated names: one from Latin Simon, from Koine Greek Σίμων (Símōn), strictly from Ancient Greek—likely σῑμός (sīmós, “snub-nosed”)—but used for Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn), doublet of Simeon; the other from Old Norse Sigmundr or Old English Siġemund, both from Proto-Germanic *Sigimunduz (literally “Protector of victory”), whence also Sigmund and Siegmund.
Words formed from simon
Phrases with simon
Words that rhyme with simon
Questions about simon
- What does simon mean?
- Simon means sixpence coin.
- What is simon in Hindi?
- Simon in Hindi is साइमन. See Simon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is simon?
- Simon can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce simon?
- Simon is pronounced /ˈsaɪmən/.
- What is the plural of simon?
- The plural of simon is simons.
Words near simon in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: simon (page history and authors); Simon (page history and authors); simon (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); simon (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); simon (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); simon (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); simon (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); simon (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); simon (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); simon (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); simon (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); simon (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); simon (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); simon (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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