Symonds

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Symonds is a name originating in the Cornwall area of Great Britain, sometime during the mid 1600s. From studying the local parish birth registers in local Cornish churches, it seems that illiteracy levels in the local population resulted in wide variations - Symons, Simmonds, Simmons, etc.

The name has two possible meanings:

  1. Literally 'Son of Simon', although Simon itself was a biblical name, it is descended from the Hebrew personal name Shimon, meaning "to listen."
  2. A variation on the name Seaman.
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