name
Simon
SEYE-muhn
name
1
A male given name, originally from Hebrew, borne by several figures in the New Testament including the Apostle Peter.
"Her grandfather was named Simon after his own grandfather."
noun
1
British slang for a sixpence coin, or (in the US) informal slang for a dollar.
"He used to call a sixpence a "simon" back in the day."
How to Use Simon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA common male first name; also old slang for a coin.
Word Forms
Simons plural, simons plural
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Etymology
From an Anglo-Norman blending of two originally separate names: one from the Hebrew name behind "Simeon," meaning roughly "one who hears," and the other from an Old English/Old Norse name meaning "protector of victory" — the same root that gives us Sigmund.