Simon is a common name, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʻôn, meaning "he [God] has heard." [edit] In other languages - Albanian: Simon, Simeon
- Arabic: سمعان (Samān)
- Aragonese: Simón
- Arezbaijani: Şımon
- Basque: Ximun
- Bulgarian: Симеон (Simeon)
- Catalan: Simó
- Chinese: 西蒙 (Xī méng)
- Croatian: Šimun
- Czech: Šimon
- Dutch: Simon
- English: Simon
- Esperanto: Simono
- Estonian: Siimon
- Finnish: Simo, Simon
- French: Simon
- Gascon: Semen
- German: Simon
- Greek: Συμεών (Symeon), Συμεώνος (Symeonos)
- Hebrew: שמעון (Shimon)
- Hungarian: Semjén, Simon
- Icelandic: Símon
- Irish: Síomón
- Italian: Simone
- Japanese: シモーネ (Saimon)
- Korean: 시몬 (Simon)
- Kosovar: Sshimeoni
- Latin: Simeonus, Simonis, Symeon
- Latvian: Sīmanis, Sīmans, Simons
- Lithuanian: Simonas
- Norwegian: Simen
- Polish: Szymon
- Portuguese: Simão
- Quechua: Simun
- Romanian: Simion, Simon
- Russian: Симон (Simon), Семён (Semyon)
- Scottish Gaelic: Sim
- Serbian: Симо (Simo)
- Slovak: Šimon
- Slovene: Simon
- Spanish: Simón, Jimeno
- Swahili: Simoni
- Ukrainian: Семен (Semen), Симон (Symon)
- Vietnamese: Simôn
- Welsh: Simwnt, Seimon
[edit] People called Simon - Simon Amstell, TV presenter
- Simon Arkell, Australian pole vaulter
- Simon Baker, Australian actor
- Simon Baker (athlete), Australian race walker
- Simon bar Kokhba
- Simon of Bet-Parsaje, martyr of Iran with Mana of Bet-Parsaje
- Simon of Bet-Titta, Christian martyr
- Simón Bolívar, leader of several independence movements throughout South America
- Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
- Simon Callow, British actor
- Simon Cowell, British television personality
- Simon Dahl, Swedish beach volleyball player
- Simon Gallup, bassist of The Cure
- Simon Harris, British music producer
- Simeon the Holy Fool, Christian saint, monk and hermit (VI century)
- Simon Jones, bassist of Verve
- Simon Le Bon, lead singer of Duran Duran
- Simon, Metropolitan of Moscow
- Sim On, Prime Minister of the Korean Joseon Dynasty
- Simon Davis,The Davis' small dog
- Simon Pegg, writer and actor
- Simon of Peraea or Simon son of Joseph, died 4 B.C.
- Simon H. Rifkind, American lawyer and judge
- Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer
- Simone Arturo Saint-Bon (1823-1892)
- Simon Sjödin, Swedish swimmer
- Simon Shirley, Australian decathlete
- Simon the Shoemaker, (5th century BC) friend of Socrates
- Simon Sudbury
- Simon the Tanner, (10th century), Coptic saint
- Simon Tong, ex Verve guitarist
- Simon Vukčević, Montenegrin footballer
- Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi hunter
- Simon of Worcester, early 12th century Bishop of Worcester
[edit] In the Bible [edit] In fiction - Simon & Simon, brother detectives in the 80's TV series
- Simon Templar - The Saint, 1970s TV series
- Simon Seville, member of Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Simon (Lord of the Flies), character in Lord of the Flies
- Simon (Trollz), 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 inmate in the HBO drama Oz
- The main character of Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
- Simon (Gurren Lagann), protagonist of the anime series Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
- Simon Gruber, the antagonist in Die Hard with a Vengeance
- Simon Grace, one of the main characters of The Spiderwick Chronicles
- Simon Camden, one of the main characters of 7th Heaven
- Simon, an angel in The Prophecy
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