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Simon
Simon
English
Proper noun
Simon
- Name of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Matthew 10:1-3::
- Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Matthew 10:1-3::
- A male given name.
- 1996 Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace, Bloomsbury, ISBN 0-7475-27873, page 379:
- 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.
- 1996 Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace, Bloomsbury, ISBN 0-7475-27873, page 379:
- A patronymic surname.
- Paul Simon
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Translations
biblical characters
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male given name
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Danish
Proper noun
Simon
- Simon (biblical figure)
- A male given name.
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References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 551 males with the given name Simon have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Finnish
Proper noun
Simon
- Simon (biblical figure)
Declension
| Inflection of Simon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Simon | — | |
| genitive | Simonin | — | |
| partitive | Simonia | — | |
| illative | Simoniin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Simon | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Simon | — |
| gen. | Simonin | ||
| genitive | Simonin | — | |
| partitive | Simonia | — | |
| inessive | Simonissa | — | |
| elative | Simonista | — | |
| illative | Simoniin | — | |
| adessive | Simonilla | — | |
| ablative | Simonilta | — | |
| allative | Simonille | — | |
| essive | Simonina | — | |
| translative | Simoniksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Simonitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
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Proper noun
Simon
- Genitive singular form of Simo.
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French
Proper noun
Simon
- Simon (biblical figure)
- A male given name.
- A patronymic surname.
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- (feminine form): Simone
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German
Proper noun
Simon ? (genitive Simon)
- Simon (biblical figure)
- A male given name.
- A patronymic surname.
Related terms
- feminine form: Simone
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃimon]
- Hyphenation: Si‧mon
Proper noun
Simon
- A male given name.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Simon | Simonok |
| accusative | Simont | Simonokat |
| dative | Simonnak | Simonoknak |
| instrumental | Simonnal | Simonokkal |
| causal-final | Simonért | Simonokért |
| translative | Simonná | Simonokká |
| terminative | Simonig | Simonokig |
| essive-formal | Simonként | Simonokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Simonban | Simonokban |
| superessive | Simonon | Simonokon |
| adessive | Simonnál | Simonoknál |
| illative | Simonba | Simonokba |
| sublative | Simonra | Simonokra |
| allative | Simonhoz | Simonokhoz |
| elative | Simonból | Simonokból |
| delative | Simonról | Simonokról |
| ablative | Simontól | Simonoktól |
| Possessive forms of Simon | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Simonom | Simonjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | Simonod | Simonjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | Simonja | Simonjai |
| 1st person plural | Simonunk | Simonjaink |
| 2nd person plural | Simonotok | Simonjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | Simonjuk | Simonjaik |