Simone is a female given name derived from Simon, Hebrew Simeon, meaning "one who hears". It first appears in Iberia from the 10th century, as Jimena, Ximena, feminine eponym of Jimeno (Simeon) II of Pamplona, founder of the Jiménez dynasty. Simone itself is the French spelling. Simone - pronounced see-MAW-ne - is also the Italian spelling of the male given name, Simon; the Italian feminine form is Simona. Modernly, it is a female name quite used in Portuguese, both in the South-American and in the European variants. In Romania the feminine form Simona is widely spread whereas the masculine Simon is very rare. [edit] Given name - Dona Jimena, mother of Bernardo del Carpio (8th century, legendary)
- Jimena of Cea (10th century), wife of García Sánchez II of Pamplona (great-grandson of Jimeno II)
- Jimena, daughter of Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona (11th century)
- Jimena, daughter of Alfonso V of León (11th century)
- Jimena (singer), (born 1980) Mexican singer
- Jimena Díaz, wife of El Cid (11th century)
- Jimena Elías (born 1989), Miss Peru
- Jimena Munoz, mistress of Alfonso VI of León and Castile (11th century)
- María Jimena Piccolo, (born 1985) Argentine TV actress
- Simona Koch (born 1968), German diver
- Simona Ventura, Italian TV hostess
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), French author and philosopher
- Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Brazilian popular music (MPB) singer
- Simone Bolelli, Italian tennis player
- Simone Cercato, Italian swimmer
- Simone Melchior (1919–1990), wife and business partner of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau
- Simone Denny, Canadian pop/dance vocalist
- Simone Egeriis, Danish singer
- Simone Goldstone, a Canadian soccer player
- Simone Gomes Jatobá, Brazilian footballer
- Simone Guimarães, Brazilian popular music (MPB) singer
- Simone Inzaghi, Italian footballer
- Simone Kuhn (born 1980), Swiss beach volleyball player
- Simone Loria, Italian football (soccer) player
- Simone Maludrottu, Italian boxer
- Simone Martini, Italian painter
- Simone de Oliveira, Portuguese singer and TV actress
- Simone Perrotta, Italian footballer
- Simona Richter (born 1972), Romanian judoka
- Simona Rinieri (born 1977), Italian volleyball player
- Simone Signoret (1921–1985), Jewish-French actress
- Simone Simon (1910–2005), French film actress
- Simone Simons (born 1985), Dutch mezzo-soprano singer
- Simone Weil (1909-1943), French philosopher and activist
- Ximena Huilipán, Chilean-Mapuche model and actress
- Ximena Sariñana, (born 1985) Mexican singer
[edit] Surname - Afric Simone (born 1956), Mozambique singer and musician
- Albert J. Simone (born 1935), former president of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
- Andrew Simone (born 1938), Canadian dermatologist
- Domonique Simone (born 1971), American adult actress
- Gail Simone (born 1974), American comic book writer
- Hannah Simone (born 1980), Canadian television host
- Mark Simone, American radio personality
- Nina Simone (1933 - 2003), American singer/songwriter
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