Shimon () is the original Hebrew pronunciation of the names
Simon and
Simeon
Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical Hebrew, Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian vocalization, Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated in English as Shimon. In Greek, it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Sy ...
. Among individuals, Shimon can refer to:
Given names
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Shimon Agranat (1906-1992), Israeli judge and President of the Israeli Supreme Court
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Shimon Amsalem
Shimon Yaakov Amsalem (; born November 10, 1966) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League and for the Israeli National Basketball Team.
Biography
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(born 1966), Israeli basketball player
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Shimon Dotan (born 1949), Israeli filmmaker
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Shimon Gershon (born 1977), Israeli footballer
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Shimon Iakerson (born 1956), Russian historian
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Shimon Kagan (1942-2024), Israeli chess player
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Shimon Lev-Ari (1942–2012), Israeli actor, director and translator
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Shimon Moore (born 1982), Australian musician
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Shimon Moyal (1866–1915) was a Zionist activist and physician
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Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres ( ; ; born Szymon Perski, ; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the president of Israel from 2007 t ...
(1923-2016), Israeli politician and President of Israel
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Shimon Shetreet (born 1946), Israeli politician
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Shimon Ullman (born 1948), Israeli computer scientist
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Shimon (DJ), British music producer
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Šimon, a Viking warrior in medieval Russia
Surnames
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Masato Shimon (born 1944), Japanese singer
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Ran Ben Shimon (born 1970), Israeli football player and manager
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Samuel Shimon (born 1956), Iraqi Assyrian journalist
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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 ...
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Shimun
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Hebrew masculine given names
Masculine given names