Simon

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:

People

• Simeon II of Bulgaria
• Simon of Bet-Titta, a Christian martyr
• Simon of Bet-Parsaje, a martyr of Iran with Mana of Bet-Parsaje
• Simon of Sudbury
• Simon, Metropolitan of Moscow
• Simon Moston (from Mrs. Senior's class)

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.

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
• Simon Phoenix, a fictional criminal in the 1990s movie Demolition Man

Animals

• Simon (Amethyst's cat), ship's cat on the HMS Amethyst, promoted to Able Seaman in the Royal Navy
• St. Simon (horse), a British racehorse currently in the grand national.

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
• Simon (logic instruction), interactive smart tutor for students learning classical logic

Media names

• Simon FM, a radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina
• Simon (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin
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Other

• Simon Property Group
• Simon Says (children's game)
• Simon Snorkel, manufacturer of range of Hydraulic Platforms, e.g. for fire trucks

See also

• Simon (surname)
• Simeon