Simone (given name)

Simone
Name day October 28
Origin
Word/name Hebrew
Meaning "God had heard"
Other names
Variant form(s) Simona, Ximena, Jimena

Simone is a female/male given name derived from Simon, Hebrew Simeon, meaning "one who hears". It first appeared in Iberia from the 10th century, as Jimena, Ximena. Simone itself is the French spelling; it is sometimes spelled Simonne.

Simone - pronounced see-MAW-ne - is also the Italian spelling of the male given name, Simon; the Italian feminine form is Simona.

At present, it is common in Portuguese.

The feminine form Simona is popular mostly in Bulgaria, Italy, Macedonia and other Balkan and Slavic countries.

People

Jimena

Simona

Simone

Simonne

Ximena

Fictional characters and pseudonyms

References

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