Simon

Meaning

Proper Noun

• any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.
• A male given name from Hebrew.

Origin

• From Ancient Greek Σίμων, from Ancient Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן ("hearkening"). In Britain, confusion arose at an early date due to similarity with native Sigmund , and its Norman introduced variant, Simund. Simeon.