Meaning: Hearing; listening
The story
Simone is a French feminine form of Simon. Its Hebrew roots concern hearing; the identically spelled Italian Simone is a masculine form with a different pronunciation.
Nicknames
- Simi
- Mona
- Sim
Spellings & variants
- Simona
- Simonetta
- Shimona
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Simone comes from French and Hebrew.
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