The first name Siméon

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About the first name Siméon

Meaning

The name Siméon shares the etymology of Simon, “he has heard”.

Historical origin

The name Siméon comes from Greek Symeon, a transcription of Hebrew Shim‘on.

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The spread of Siméon owes much to religious usage; in archival sources it may appear in spellings adapted to the language of the record.

Pronunciation:si-méonsime.ɔ̃

Frequency of the first name Siméon by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Siméon by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name SiméonLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Siméon in baptisms by year.2001501005001635170417731842191119801635–1639 9 baptisms1670–1674 6 baptisms1675–1679 6 baptisms1790–1794 12 baptisms1795–1799 3 baptisms1800–1804 6 baptisms1805–1809 18 baptisms1810–1814 24 baptisms1815–1819 21 baptisms1820–1824 33 baptisms1825–1829 24 baptisms1830–1834 15 baptisms1835–1839 57 baptisms1840–1844 75 baptisms1845–1849 69 baptisms1850–1854 123 baptisms1855–1859 189 baptisms1860–1864 129 baptisms1865–1869 90 baptisms1870–1874 105 baptisms1875–1879 84 baptisms1880–1884 60 baptisms1885–1889 30 baptisms1890–1894 33 baptisms1895–1899 27 baptisms1900–1904 9 baptisms1905–1909 6 baptisms1910–1914 6 baptisms1920–1924 3 baptisms1925–1929 6 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1940–1944 9 baptisms1945–1949 3 baptisms1980–1984 3 baptisms

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