Simão: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Simão – Meaning: God has heard – Origin: Hebrew (Shimon), via Greek and Latin – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: see-MOW


Simão is a Hebrew (Shimon), via Greek and Latin boy's name meaning “God has heard”. It appears in our list of 175+ Portuguese Baby Boy Names From Lisbon to São Paulo.

Meaning & Origin of Simão

Meaning: God has heard.

Origin: Hebrew (Shimon), via Greek and Latin.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Simão

Phonetic: see-MOW   IPA: /siˈmaʊ/

Popularity of Simão

Simão doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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