Szymon

Szymon is a male first name that represents a Polish form of Simon. The name translates to 'the heard one', 'God has heard', or also 'the flat-nosed one'.

What does the name Szymon mean?

Szymon is a male first name that represents a Polish form of Simon. The name translates to 'the heard one', 'God has heard', or also 'the flat-nosed one'. The origin of the name lies either in the ancient Hebrew or in the ancient Greek language. On one hand, it is derived from the Hebrew expression Shim'on (שִׁמְעוֹן) for 'God has heard', or on the other hand, from the Greek term sīmós (σῑμός) for 'flat-nosed' and 'snub-nosed'. The Hebrew root of the name refers to Simeon. As a Jewish form, Shimon is used, and as an Arabic variant, Saman is used. Other variants of the name include Simonsz, Simonas, Simjon (Russian), Semjon (Russian), Simono (Esperanto), Simao (Portuguese), Simeo (Canadian), Symeon (Greek and Polish), Simyon, Symon (Ukrainian), Simonko, Simo (Finnish, Greenlandic, Catalan, Croatian, and Serbian), Saimon, Samien, Seimon (Welsh), Semein, Semon (Greek), Seymon, Semyon (Russian), Shimmel, Siemon, Siman, Sime, Simmon, Simmonds, Simmons, Simun, Siomon, Siomonn, Symonns, Ximon, Zimon, Samein (Arabic), Siemen (German and Dutch), Simen (Norwegian and Scandinavian), Simidh (Scottish), Simion (French and Romanian), Simmy (German), Simwnt (Welsh), Síomón (Irish), Symms (Hebrew), Ximeno, Ximen, and Ximenes (Spanish), Siek, Simecek, Simunek, and Sionek (Czech).

Where does the name Szymon come from?

Etymology Szymon is a male first name of ancient Greek and ancient Hebrew origin with meanings such as 'the heard one' or 'God has heard' and others. Ancient Greek Ancient Hebrew

How do you pronounce Szymon?

Sound & pronunciation of Szymon: The name Szymon is two syllables and phonetically distinctive. In Polish pronunciation, it sounds like 'Schy-mon' [ˈʂɨmɔn], combining a sharp, dark 'sch' with a short, closed vowel. The first syllable is stressed. The ending '-mon' gives a rounded, slightly dark resonance. This makes Szymon striking and unique - traditional, powerful, and unmistakable.

When is the name day of Szymon?

The name day of Szymon is February 18, May 16, June 29, and October 28.

Popularity

Szymon is a popular first name in Germany. Currently, it ranks 2,655th in the list of the most common male baby names. Its best placement was in 2018 at 458th. In the last ten years, Szymon has been given as a first name about 520 times, placing it 849th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 947th.

Nicknames & pet names

Schischi / Szymcio / Szymek / Szymi / Szymonek / Szymuś

Famous people

• Szymon Askenazy (historian from Poland)
• Szymon Bar Jona Madelka (composer)
• Szymon Bobrowski (American actor)
• Szymon Bogumil Zug (Polish architect)
• Szymon Buchbinder (artist from Poland)
• Szymon Czechowicz (Polish artist)
• Szymon Gasinski (Polish footballer)
• Szymon Goldberg (American conductor)
• Szymon h. Gozdawa (Polish bishop)
• Szymon Kapias (Polish footballer)
• Szymon Kataszek (actor from Poland)
• Szymon Kazmierowski (football player from Poland)
• Szymon Kolecki (Polish weightlifter)
• Szymon Koszyk (Polish writer)
• Szymon Laks (composer from Poland)
• Szymon Pawlak (Indian footballer)
• Szymon Romac (Polish volleyball player)
• Szymon Rudnicki (American historian)
• Szymon Salski (Polish footballer)
• Szymon Sawala (football player from Poland)