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symeon

/ˈsɪ.mi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
Sy-me-on
IPA
/ˈsɪ.mi.ən/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.

name

One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Symeon.

name

A male given name from Hebrew.

name

A surname.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Symeon, Σῠμεών, שִׁמְעוֹן

Inflected Forms

Simeon (alternative)

Homonyms

simian simeon

Rhymes With

simeon

Questions

How do you pronounce symeon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪ.mi.ən/.
What does symeon mean?
Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
Where does symeon come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce symeon

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