# Simeon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsɪ.mi.ən/ · frequency rank #28,020

## Definitions
1. Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
2. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Simeon.
3. A male given name from Hebrew.
4. A surname.
5. An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
From Middle English Simeon, from Latin Simeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.

## Easily confused with
- **Sion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-sion)
- **Simon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-simon)
- **siren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-siren)
- **Simone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-simone)
- **summon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-summon)
- **Simons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-simons)
- **siphon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-siphon)
- **Simona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-simona)
- **someone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-someone)
- **Simpson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-simpson)
- **Simmons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-simmons)
- **semen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-simeon)
- **Samson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samson-vs-simeon)
- **Shimon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimon-vs-simeon)
- **Simcoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simcoe-vs-simeon)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ismeon`, `siemon`, `simeno`, `simeonn`, `simmeon`, `smieon`, `ssimeon`

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