The story
- Biblical Hebrew · derived fromשִׁמְעוֹן“hearkening, listening”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΣῠμεών
- Latin · derived fromSimeon
- Middle English · inherited fromSimeon
- English todaySimeon
From Middle English Simeon, from Latin Simeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.
Words from the same roots
Ancient GreekΣῠμεών all →
Symeon
Biblical Hebrewשִׁמְעוֹן all →
simonSymeon
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.