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Simon

Simon

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Derived from the Hebrew personal name Shim'on, meaning 'he has heard' (God has heard). Popularized across France through veneration of the Apostle Simon Peter and various saints, it became one of the most common given names in medieval Europe before transitioning to a hereditary family name.