"Simon" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈsaɪmən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Simon.wav Forms: Simons [plural]
enPR: sīm'ən Rhymes: -aɪmən Etymology: From Middle English Simon, from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”). In Britain, confusion arose at an early date due to similarity with native Sigmund (Siegmund), and its Norman introduced variant, Simund. Doublet of Simeon. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|inh|enm>Simon>name|id=name}}, {{inh|en|enm|Simon}} Middle English Simon, {{der|en|la|Simon}} Latin Simon, {{der|en|grc|Σίμων}} Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), {{der|en|hbo|שִׁמְעוֹן||hearkening|tr=šimʿōn}} Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”), {{gloss|Siegmund}} (Siegmund), {{doublet|en|Simeon}} Doublet of Simeon Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Simon (plural Simons)
  1. Name of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.
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  2. A male given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Biblical characters Derived forms: Simon says Translations (male given name): ስሞኦን (səmoʾon) (Amharic), ስሞዖን (səmoʿon) (Amharic), سِمْعَان (simʕān) [masculine] (Arabic), شَمْعُون (šamʕūn) [masculine] (Arabic), ܫܡܥܘܢ (šemʿun) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), Սիմոն (english: Simon) (Armenian), Ximon (Basque), Сямён (Sjamjón) [masculine] (Belarusian), Simó (Catalan), 西蒙 (Xīméng) (Chinese Mandarin), Šimon (Czech), Simon (Danish), Siim (Estonian), Símun [masculine] (Faroese), Simo (Finnish), Simon (French), სიმონ (simon) (Georgian), Simon (German), Σίμωνας (Símonas) (Greek), Σίμων (Símon) (Greek), Σάιμον (Sáimon) [transliteration] (Greek), Siimuut (Greenlandic), Kimona (Hawaiian), שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'ón) (Hebrew), Semo (Ingrian), Síomón [masculine] (Irish), Simone (Italian), サイモン (Saimon) (Japanese), Simonas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Xmun [masculine] (Maltese), Haimona (Maori), Simmon (Northern Sami), Simon (Norwegian), Simon [masculine] (Occitan), Սիմէոն (Simēon) (Old Armenian), شمعون (šam'un) (Persian), سمعان (sem'ân) (Persian), Szymon [masculine] (Polish), Simão [masculine] (Portuguese), Симо́н (Simón) [masculine] (Russian), Семён (Semjón) [masculine] (Russian), Са́ймон (Sájmon) [masculine] (Russian), Simón (Spanish), Simon (Swedish), ስሞዖን (səmoʿon) (Tigrinya), Семе́н (Semén) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Сімо́н (Simón) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Simon-en-name-xvbLEMNE Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 26 62 8 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Amharic translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bikol Central translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Cebuano translations, Terms with Classical Syriac translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Greenlandic translations, Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hiligaynon translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Ilocano translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kapampangan translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Maltese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maore Comorian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Northern Sami translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Old Armenian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Waray-Waray translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 53 20 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 60 17 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 11 2 2 6 4 13 5 2 4 6 6 3 6 4 2 6 4 2 6 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 2 1 5 5 13 6 1 5 5 8 4 5 5 1 5 5 1 5 1 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Amharic translations: 14 67 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 16 61 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 16 67 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 15 68 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 16 65 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 15 65 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bikol Central translations: 12 71 14 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 13 69 13 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 62 17 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Cebuano translations: 14 67 14 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Classical Syriac translations: 10 76 11 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 67 11 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 16 67 13 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 15 68 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 16 66 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 68 12 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 65 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 15 63 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 66 13 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 66 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greenlandic translations: 14 67 14 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 16 66 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 16 65 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 9 81 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hiligaynon translations: 16 66 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 14 66 14 5 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  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Simon-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (biblical characters): ስሞኦን (səmoʾon) (Amharic), ስሞዖን (səmoʿon) (Amharic), Σίμων (Símōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), سِمْعَان (simʕān) [masculine] (Arabic), شَمْعُون (šamʕūn) [masculine] (Arabic), ܫܡܥܘܢ (šemʿun) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), Simon (Bikol Central), Simó (Catalan), Simon (Cebuano), 西門 /西门 (Se-bûn) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 西門 /西门 (sai¹ mun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 西滿 /西满 (sai¹ mun⁵) [Catholic] (Chinese Cantonese), 西門 /西门 (Xīmén) (Chinese Mandarin), 西滿 /西满 (Xīmǎn) [Catholic] (Chinese Mandarin), Simon (Danish), Siimon (Estonian), Símun [masculine] (Faroese), Simon (Finnish), Simon (French), Simon (German), 西門 /西门 (Sî-mùn) (Hakka Chinese), Simona (Hawaiian), שִׁמְעוֹן (shim'ón) [masculine] (Hebrew), Simon (Hiligaynon), Simon (Ilocano), Simon (Indonesian), Síomón [masculine] (Irish), Simone (Italian), Simon (Kapampangan), Шимон (Şimon) (Kazakh), Simonas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Simoni (Maore Comorian), Haimona (Maori), Simmon (Northern Sami), Simon (Norwegian), شمعون (šam'un) (Persian), سمعان (sem'ân) (Persian), Simão [masculine] (Portuguese), Симо́н (Simón) [masculine] (Russian), Симео́н (Simeón) [masculine] (Russian), Семён (Semjón) [masculine] (Russian), Шимо́н (Šimón) [masculine] (Russian), Simón (Spanish), Simon (Swedish), Simon (Tagalog), ስሞዖን (səmoʿon) (Tigrinya), Сімо́н (Simón) (Ukrainian), Семе́н (Semén) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Simon (Vietnamese), Simôn (Vietnamese), Simon (Waray-Waray)
Disambiguation of 'biblical characters': 42 34 25

Noun

IPA: /ˈsaɪmən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Simon.wav Forms: Simons [plural]
enPR: sīm'ən Rhymes: -aɪmən Etymology: From Middle English Simon, from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”). In Britain, confusion arose at an early date due to similarity with native Sigmund (Siegmund), and its Norman introduced variant, Simund. Doublet of Simeon. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|inh|enm>Simon>name|id=name}}, {{inh|en|enm|Simon}} Middle English Simon, {{der|en|la|Simon}} Latin Simon, {{der|en|grc|Σίμων}} Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), {{der|en|hbo|שִׁמְעוֹן||hearkening|tr=šimʿōn}} Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”), {{gloss|Siegmund}} (Siegmund), {{doublet|en|Simeon}} Doublet of Simeon Head templates: {{en-noun}} Simon (plural Simons)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of simon (“sixpence coin”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: simon (extra: sixpence coin)
    Sense id: en-Simon-en-noun-j~UETHb0

Inflected forms

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          "_dis": "16 66 14 5",
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          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 66 13 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Tagalog translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 65 13 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 66 13 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 66 13 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Waray-Waray translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 62 8 5",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Biblical characters",
          "orig": "en:Biblical characters",
          "parents": [
            "Bible",
            "Books",
            "Christianity",
            "Judaism",
            "Literature",
            "Mass media",
            "Abrahamism",
            "Culture",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Media",
            "Religion",
            "Society",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
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          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Simon says"
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        {
          "ref": "1996, Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 379:",
          "text": "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.",
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        }
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        "A male given name from Hebrew."
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        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
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        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Sim"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Simcox"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Simeon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Simmonds"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Simmons"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Simms"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Simone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Simons"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Simonson"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "simony"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Simpson"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Sims"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Simson"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Syme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Symes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Symonds"
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        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Symons"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 77 11",
          "word": "Peter"
        }
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "am",
          "lang": "Amharic",
          "roman": "səmoʾon",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "ስሞኦን"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "am",
          "lang": "Amharic",
          "roman": "səmoʿon",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "ስሞዖን"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "simʕān",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "سِمْعَان"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "šamʕūn",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "شَمْعُون"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "syc",
          "lang": "Aramaic",
          "roman": "šemʿun",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "Classical-Syriac"
          ],
          "word": "ܫܡܥܘܢ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "hy",
          "english": "Simon",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Սիմոն"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "xcl",
          "lang": "Old Armenian",
          "roman": "Simēon",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Սիմէոն"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Ximon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "Sjamjón",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Сямён"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Simó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Xīméng",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "西蒙"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Šimon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Simon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Siim"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Símun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Simo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Simon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "simon",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "სიმონ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Simon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Símonas",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Σίμωνας"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Símon",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Σίμων"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "raw_tags": [
            "from English"
          ],
          "roman": "Sáimon",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "transliteration"
          ],
          "word": "Σάιμον"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "kl",
          "lang": "Greenlandic",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Siimuut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Kimona"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "Shim'ón",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "שִׁמְעוֹן"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Semo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Síomón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Simone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Saimon",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "サイモン"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Simonas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Xmun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Haimona"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "se",
          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Simmon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Simon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Simon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šam'un",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "شمعون"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sem'ân",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "سمعان"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Szymon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Simão"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Simón",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Симо́н"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Semjón",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Семён"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Sájmon",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Са́ймон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Simón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Simon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "am",
          "lang": "Tigrinya",
          "roman": "səmoʿon",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "ስሞዖን"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Semén",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Семе́н"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Simón",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Сімо́н"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2016, Vanessa Knights, Ian Biddle, Music, National Identity and the Politics of Location, page 52:",
          "text": "Western musicians such as Peter Gabriel, Sting, Paul Simon and David Byrne",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "enpr": "sīm'ən"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsaɪmən/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪmən"
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    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "səmoʾon",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "ስሞኦን"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "səmoʿon",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "ስሞዖን"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "simʕān",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سِمْعَان"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šamʕūn",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شَمْعُون"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "syc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "roman": "šemʿun",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Syriac"
      ],
      "word": "ܫܡܥܘܢ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simó"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "sai¹ mun⁴",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "西門 /西门"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "sai¹ mun⁵",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
        "Catholic"
      ],
      "word": "西滿 /西满"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "Sî-mùn",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "西門 /西门"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "Se-bûn",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "西門 /西门"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Xīmén",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "西門 /西门"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Xīmǎn",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
        "Catholic"
      ],
      "word": "西滿 /西满"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Siimon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Símun"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Símōn",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Σίμων"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simona"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "shim'ón",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שִׁמְעוֹן"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "hil",
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "ilo",
      "lang": "Ilocano",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Síomón"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simone"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Şimon",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Шимон"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Simonas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "swb",
      "lang": "Maore Comorian",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simoni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Haimona"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simmon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 34 25",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šam'un",
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "biblical characters",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "Симео́н"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Semjón",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Семён"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Šimón",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Шимо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simón"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
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      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Tigrinya",
      "roman": "səmoʿon",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "ስሞዖን"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Simón",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Сімо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Semén",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Семе́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simôn"
    },
    {
      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "sense": "biblical characters",
      "word": "Simon"
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      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "səmoʾon",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ስሞኦን"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "səmoʿon",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ስሞዖን"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "simʕān",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سِمْعَان"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šamʕūn",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شَمْعُون"
    },
    {
      "code": "syc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "roman": "šemʿun",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ܫܡܥܘܢ"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "english": "Simon",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Սիմոն"
    },
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      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "Simēon",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Սիմէոն"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ximon"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Sjamjón",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Сямён"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Simó"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Xīméng",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "西蒙"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Šimon"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Simon"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Siim"
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      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Símun"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Simo"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Simon"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "simon",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "სიმონ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Símonas",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Σίμωνας"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Símon",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Σίμων"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "roman": "Sáimon",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "transliteration"
      ],
      "word": "Σάιμον"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Siimuut"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kimona"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "Shim'ón",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "שִׁמְעוֹן"
    },
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      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Semo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Síomón"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Simone"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Saimon",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "サイモン"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Simonas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Xmun"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Haimona"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Simmon"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Simon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šam'un",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "شمعون"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sem'ân",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "سمعان"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Szymon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
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      "word": "Simão"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "word": "Симо́н"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "Семён"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Sájmon",
      "sense": "male given name",
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      "word": "Са́ймон"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Simón"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "am",
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      "roman": "səmoʿon",
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      "word": "ስሞዖን"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "code": "uk",
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