Simon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Simon | |
Gender: | Male |
---|---|
Origin: | Unknown |
Meaning: | "The one who listens" |
Simon is a common name, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on), meaning "hearkening" or "listening"[1].
Simon can refer to:
Contents |
[edit] People
[edit] Given name
[edit] In the Bible
- Simon Peter, better known as Saint Peter, one of the Twelve Apostles.
- Simon the Zealot (also called Simon the Canaanite), another of the twelve apostles.
- Simon the Leper
- Simon of Cyrene
- Simon Magus
- Simon, the brother (or step-brother) of Jesus, is only mentioned in passing in the Bible (Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3), but he is sometimes identified with Simeon of Jerusalem.
[edit] Fictional characters
- Simon, member of Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Simon, character in Lord of the Flies
- Simon, the main villain from Trollz
- Simon, King of the Witches, protagonist of psychedelic '70s satire of the same name
[edit] Other
[edit] Animals
- Simon (Amethyst's cat), ship's cat on the HMS Amethyst, promoted to Able Seaman in the Royal Navy
[edit] Electronics and technology
- Simon (game), a 1978 electronic game
- Simon (chess), chess engine
- SIMON breach grenade, door breaching rifle grenade
- SIMON (Batch Interactive test/debug)
- IBM Simon the first smartphone
[edit] Media names
- Simon FM, a radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Simon (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin
- Simon (2004 film) (nl)