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Simon (given Name)
Simon is a given name, from Hebrew language, Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן ''Simeon, Šimʻôn'', meaning "listen" or "hearing". It is also a classical Greek name, deriving from an adjective meaning "flat-nosed". In the first century AD, Simon was the most popular male name for Jews in Judea (Roman province), Roman Judea. The Hebrew name is Hellenised as ''Symeon'' () in the Septuagint, and in the New Testament as both Symeon in Strong's Concordance and, according to most authorities, Simon. ''Simon'' is one Latinised version of the name, the others being ''Simeon'' or ''Symeon''. This practice carried over into English: in the King James Version, the name Simeon Niger is spelt ''Simeon'' (Acts 13:1) as is Simeon (Gospel of Luke) (), while Saint Peter, Peter is called ''Simon'' (). In other languages * (). This name appears in Greek mythology as one of the Telchines. In Greek means "flat-nosed". Συμεών is the Hellenization of the name found in the Septuagint and parts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon The Zealot
Simon the Zealot (, ), also the Canaanite or the Canaanean (, ; ; ; ), was one of the apostles of Jesus. A few pseudepigraphical writings were connected to him, but Jerome does not include him in ''De viris illustribus'' written between 392 and 393 AD. Identity Gospel-based traditions The name Simon occurs in all of the Synoptic Gospels and the Book of Acts each time there is a list of apostles, without further details: To distinguish him from Simon Peter, he is given a surname in all three of the Synoptic Gospels where he is mentioned. Simon is called "''Zelotes''" in Luke and Acts ( ). For this reason, it is generally assumed that Simon was a former member of the political party, the Zealots. In Matthew and Mark, however, he is called "''Kananites''" in the Byzantine majority and "''Kananaios''" in the Alexandrian manuscripts and the Textus Receptus ( ). Both ''Kananaios'' and ''Kananites'' derive from the Hebrew word קנאי ''qanai'', meaning '' zealous'', s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telchines
In Greek mythology, the Telchines () were the original inhabitants of the island of Rhodes and were known in Crete and Cyprus. Family Their parents were either Pontus (mythology), Pontus and Gaia (mythology), Gaia or Tartarus and Nemesis (mythology), Nemesis or else they were born from the blood of castrated Uranus (mythology), Uranus, along with the Erinyes.Tzetzes on ''Theogony'' 80 with Bacchylides as the authority for Telchines' parentage, being sons of Nemesis and Tartarus. According to Diodorus Siculus, the Telchines were the offspring of Thalassa (mythology), Thalassa.Diodorus Siculus5.55.1/ref> They had flippers instead of hands and the heads of dogs and were known as fish children.Eustathius of Thessalonica, Eustathius on Homer, p. 771 In some accounts, Poseidon was described as the Telchines' father.Nonnus, ''Dionysiaca'' 14.36 ff Names The following individual names are attested in various sources: Damon (Demonax (mythology), Demonax); Mylas (mythology), Mylas; Atabyrius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simo (given Name)
Simo ( sr-Cyrl, Симо) is a masculine given name cognate to Simon (given name), Simon. It is found primarily in Finnish and Serbian. Notable people named Simo include: * Simo Aalto (born 1960), Finnish stage magician * Simo Boltić (born 1994), Serbian sprint canoer * Simo Elaković (1940–2016), Serbian philosopher and professor * Simo Frangén (born 1963), Finnish TV presenter * Simó de Guardiola y Hortoneda, Bishop of Urgel and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 1827 to 1851 * Simo Halonen, Finnish biathlete in the 1970s * Simo Häyhä (1905–2002), Finnish sniper in the Winter War, credited with the most confirmed kills in a major war * Simo Krunić (born 1967), Serbian football manager and former player * Simo Kuzmanović (born 1986), Bosnian Serb footballer * Simo Lampinen (born 1943), Finnish former rally driver * Simo Mälkiä (born 1983), Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman * Simo Matavulj (1852–1908), Serbian novelist * Simo Mfayela (died 2020), South African po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siim
Siim is both an Estonian masculine given name and less commonly, a surname. It is sometimes a diminutive of the given names Siimon and Siimeon, cognates of the given names Simon and Simeon. Individuals bearing the name Siim include: ;Given name: * Siim Avi (born 1984), Estonian politician and lawyer * Siim Kabrits (born 1979), Estonian politician *Siim Kallas (born 1948), Estonian politician * Siim-Valmar Kiisler (born 1965), Estonian politician * Siim Kiskonen (born 1997), Estonian cyclist * Siim Liivik (born 1988), Estonian-Finnish ice hockey player *Siim Luts (born 1989), Estonian professional footballer * Siim Pohlak (born 1985), Estonian businessman and politician * Siim-Markus Post (born 1997), Estonian basketball player * Siim Rast (born 1988), Estonian powerlifter * Siim Roops (born 1986), Estonian professional footballer *Siim-Tanel Sammelselg (born 1993), Estonian ski-jumper * Siim Sellis (born 1987), Estonian cross-country skier * Siim Sukles (born 1972), Estonian s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simono
The Simono were an Indigenous people who lived in what is now part of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon and the U.S. state of Texas from at least the 16th century in the 18th century. In the late 1580s or maybe slightly earlier the pressure of the Spanish incursion caused the Simoni to migrate north of the Rio Grande and join forces with the Yojuane as part of the greater Jumano league. By 1709 the Simono were living in eastern Texas along the Rio Brazos in an area known as the Rancheria Grande. In that year a hunting party of Simoni as well as Yojuane and Tusonibi encountered the expedition of Isidro de Espinosa Isidro is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Saints *Saint Isidore the Laborer (c. 1070 – died 1130), the patron saint of farmers of Madrid (Spain) and La Ceiba (Honduras) *Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560 – died 636), schola ... and tried unsuccessfully to get him and his associates to come to the Rancheria Grande and meet with the rest of their fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šimon
Šimon (Old Norse: ''Sigmundr'') was a Varangian (Viking) whose story is related in the Kievan '' Patericon'' and his story concerns the creation of the Kievan cave monastery, where he is reported to have been its most important donor. Story Šimon was the son of Afrikan (ON: ''Afreki''), a king in the land of the Varangians. Afrikan was the brother of Yakun (ON: ''Hákon'') who took part in the Battle of Listven. When Afrikan died Jakun expelled Šimon and his brother Friand (ON: ''Friandi'').Androshchuk 2004:44 Šimon would live in Kievan Rus' for the rest of his life, and he first served Yaroslav I the Wise and later his son. In 1068, he joined Yaroslav's three sons in the Battle of the Alta River against the Polovtsians. It is reported that before the battle, saint Anthony of Kiev, predicted a dire outcome for the battle, but he also predicted that Šimon would be saved through a miracle. Šimon survived the battle, but he was severely wounded. Anthony took care of Šimon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šimun
Šimun is a Croatian male given name, equivalent to Simon. It is also a family name in Croatia and Slovakia. Given name * Šimun Kožičić Benja (ca. 1460–1536), Croatian nobleman * Šimun Katalinić (1889–1977) Croatian rower * Šimun Milinović (1835–1910) Croatian Roman Catholic priest * Šimun Debelić Šimun Debelić (26 January 1902 – May 1945) was a Croatian veterinarian and professor at the University of Zagreb. He was born in Prkovci, finished local schooling in 1912, and a gymnasium in Vinkovci in 1920. He studied to be a veterinarian a ... (1902–1945) Croatian veterinarian * Šimun de Michieli-Vitturi, Dalmatian politician Surname * Eduard Šimun, Slovakian ice-hockey player * Nenad Šimun, Croatian rapper known by his stage name ''Target'' See also * Simun (other) * Šime * Šimunić * Šimunović {{DEFAULTSORT:Simun Croatian masculine given names Masculine given names Slovak-language surnames Surnames of Croatian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditional Chinese Characters
Traditional Chinese characters are a standard set of Chinese character forms used to written Chinese, write Chinese languages. In Taiwan, the set of traditional characters is regulated by the Ministry of Education (Taiwan), Ministry of Education and standardized in the ''Standard Form of National Characters''. These forms were predominant in written Chinese until the middle of the 20th century, when various Chinese family of scripts, countries that use Chinese characters began standardizing simplified sets of characters, often with characters that existed before as well-known variant Chinese characters, variants of the predominant forms. Simplified characters as codified by the People's Republic of China are predominantly used in mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. "Traditional" as such is a retronym applied to non-simplified character sets in the wake of widespread use of simplified characters. Traditional characters are commonly used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simplified Chinese Characters
Simplified Chinese characters are one of two standardized Chinese characters, character sets widely used to write the Chinese language, with the other being traditional characters. Their mass standardization during the 20th century was part of an initiative by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to promote literacy, and their use in ordinary circumstances on the mainland has been encouraged by the Chinese government since the 1950s. They are the official forms used in mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore, while traditional characters are officially used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Simplification of a component—either a character or a sub-component called a Radical (Chinese characters), radical—usually involves either a reduction in its total number of Chinese character strokes, strokes, or an apparent streamlining of which strokes are chosen in what places—for example, the radical used in the traditional character is simplified to to form the simplified charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semaan
Semaan ( ), also spelled Sem'an, Semán, Simaan, Sim'an, Samaan, Sam'an, or Sima'an, is a masculine given name mainly found in the Levant of West Asia. It can also be used as a surname. The name is derived from the Semitic root word/verb ''sema'' or ''shema'', which means “to hear”; thus, the meaning of ''Semaan'' becomes “the one who hears or listens” in both Syriac language, Syriac and Arabic. The name's equivalent in Hebrew language, Hebrew is ''Shimon (other), Shimon'' or ''Shim'on'' (), which also has the same meaning. The Hebrew form is also the origin for the Arabic name, of which its use as a surname is common in Saudi Arabia. The Greek language, Greek transliteration is Simon () or Symeon (), and when Latinized, it becomes ''Simon (given name), Simon'' or ''Simeon''. Today, the overwhelming majority of people who hold the Semaan surname are Christianity in the Middle East, Middle Eastern Christians who belong to various churches of the Syriac Christianit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syriac Language
The Syriac language ( ; ), also known natively in its spoken form in early Syriac literature as Edessan (), the Mesopotamian language () and Aramaic (), is an Aramaic#Eastern Middle Aramaic, Eastern Middle Aramaic dialect. Classical Syriac is the academic term used to refer to the dialect's literary usage and standardization, distinguishing it from other Aramaic dialects also known as 'Syriac' or 'Syrian'. In its West-Syriac Rite, West-Syriac tradition, Classical Syriac is often known as () or simply , or , while in its East-Syriac Rite, East-Syriac tradition, it is known as () or (). It emerged during the first century AD from a local Eastern Aramaic languages, Eastern Aramaic dialect that was spoken in the ancient region of Osroene, centered in the city of Edessa. During the Early Christian period, it became the main literary language of various Aramaic-speaking Christian communities in the historical region of Syria (region), Ancient Syria and throughout the Near East. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
