Shimeon
/ʃɪˈmiːən/noun
A variant English transliteration of the biblical Hebrew personal name more commonly written Simeon or Shimon.
Did you know?Shimeon derives from the Hebrew root š-m-ʿ, the same root behind the Jewish declaration called the Shema, whose name literally means “Hear.”
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʿon)
“A personal name associated with hearing or being heard”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Greek
Συμεών (Symeṓn)
“Greek rendering of the Hebrew personal name”
4th Century CE
Latin
Simeon
“Latin biblical form of the name”
Old English period
Old English
Simeon
“Biblical personal name transmitted through Christian scripture”
Modern English
English
Simeon; Shimon; Shimeon
“Variant transliterations of the biblical Hebrew name”