# Shimon

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,758

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Hebrew.
2. A surname from Hebrew.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (shimon).

## Easily confused with
- **shin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimon-vs-shin)
- **Sion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimon-vs-sion)
- **Simon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimon-vs-simon)
- **shiro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimon-vs-shiro)
- **Simone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimon-vs-simone)
- **summon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimon-vs-summon)
- **Simons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimon-vs-simons)
- **Simeon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimon-vs-simeon)
- **Simona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimon-vs-simona)
- **shim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shim-vs-shimon)
- **scion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scion-vs-shimon)
- **salmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salmon-vs-shimon)
- **Sharon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharon-vs-shimon)
- **sermon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sermon-vs-shimon)
- **Saigon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saigon-vs-shimon)
- **shaman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaman-vs-shimon)
- **Shiloh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiloh-vs-shimon)
- **shimmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimmy-vs-shimon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsimon`, `shhimon`, `shimmon`, `shimno`, `shimonn`, `shiomn`, `shmion`, `sihmon`, `sshimon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shimon