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Symeon

SIM-ee-un

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Greek variant of Simeon, meaning 'hearkening' or 'God has heard.' Ancient biblical name with Orthodox Christian significance.”

Popularity Over Time

Symeon US popularity rank over timeRank 12631 in 2007 to rank 5342 in 2000. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#5342#8987#12631197520002024

Symeon is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekHebrew

Syllables

3

Nicknames

SimSy

Style

GrandClassicLiteraryCelestial

Famous Bearers

  • Symeon the Stylite (Christian saint)
  • Symeon of Durham (historian)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Simeon

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Simon

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Matthias

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Thomas

Aramaic Top 50

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Magdalena

Aramaic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sophia

Greek Top 10

Theodora

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Lydia

Greek Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Orthodox Christian and Mediterranean cultures

People Also Ask

Greek variant of Simeon, meaning 'hearkening' or 'God has heard.' Ancient biblical name with Orthodox Christian significance.

Symeon is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Symeon include Sim, Sy.

Names that pair beautifully with Symeon include Magdalena, Sophia, Theodora, Lydia.