Symeon

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Symeon

/ˈsɪ.mi.ən/

Sounds like simian · Rhymes with -ɪmiən

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Borrowed from Latin Symeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.

proper noun Simeon

Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Symeon.
A male given name from Hebrew.
A surname.

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@misc{symeon_2026,
  title = {Symeon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/symeon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}