Simone is a female given name derived from Simon, Hebrew Simeon. See also Simeon Simon is a common name from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʿon, meaning "he has heard" It first appears in Iberia from the 10th century, as Jimena, Ximena, feminine eponym of Jimeno (Simeon) II of Pamplona, founder of the Jiménez dynasty. Jimeno II Garcés (d 931 was the brother of King Sancho I of Pamplona and son of García Jiménez by his second wife Dadildis of Pallars The Jiménez or Ximenes (pronounced š imene ʂ) were a Spanish ruling family from the 10th century to the 13th Simone itself is the French spelling.
Simone is also the Italian spelling of the male given name, Simon; the Italian feminine form is Simona. See also Simeon Simon is a common name from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʿon, meaning "he has heard"
Modernly, it is a female name quite used in Portuguese, both in the South-American and in the European variants. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal.
Given name
- Dona Jimena, mother of Bernardo del Carpio (8th century, legendary)
- Jimena of Cea (10th century), wife of García IV of Pamplona (great-grandson of Jimeno II)
- Jimena, daughter of Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona (11th century)
- Jimena, daughter of Alfonso V of León (11th century)
- Jimena Díaz, wife of El Cid (11th century)
- Jimena Munoz, mistress of Alfonso VI of Castile (11th century)
- Simona Ventura, an Italian TV hostess
- Simone de Beauvoir (January 9, 1908 - 1986), a French author and philosopher
- Simone Bolelli, an Italian tennis player
- Simone Denny, a Canadian pop/dance vocalist
- Simone Simon (1910 - 2005), a French film actress
- Simone Cousteau (1919-1990), the wife and business partner of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau
- Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, a Brazilian singer
- Simone Cercato, an Italian swimmer
- Simone Egeriis, a Danish singer
- Simone Inzaghi, an Italian footballer
- Simone Gomes Jatobá, a Brazilian footballer
- Simone Maludrottu, an Italian boxer
- Simone Martini, an Italian painter
- Simone Perrotta, an Italian footballer
- Simona Rinieri (b. Bernardo del Carpio is a legendary hero of Medieval Iberian legend (namely Spanish) comparable to El Cid, though with less historical evidence García Sánchez II, sometimes García II, III, IV or V (died 1004 called the Trembling, the Tremulous, or the Trembler Ramon Berenguer III the Great was the count of Barcelona, Girona, and Osona from 1082 (jointly with Berenguer Ramon II and solely Alfonso V (994-1028 called the Noble, King of León, son of Bermudo II by his second wife Elvira García of Castile, reigned from 999 Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar (c 1040 Vivar, near Burgos &ndash 10 July 1099, Valencia) known as Alfonso VI (before June 1040 &ndash June 29 / July 1, 1109) nicknamed the Brave, was King of León from 1065 to 1109 and King of Simona Ventura (born on April 1 1965 in Bologna) is a hostess on Italian television "La Beauvoir" redirects here also see Beauvoir (disambiguation Simone Bolelli (born October 8, 1985 in Bologna) is a professional Italian tennis player Simone Denny is an internationally respected Pop/Dance/ House / Techno Vocalist. Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon ( April 23 1910 – February 22 2005) was a French Film actress who began Simone Melchior Cousteau (1919-1990 was the wife and business partner of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, better known as Simone, is a Brazilian singer and a major performer of MPB who has recorded more than 31 albums Simone Cercato (born February 25, 1975 in Dolo) is a freestyle Swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the Simone Egeriis (born January 28 1992) is a danish pop Singer. Simone Inzaghi (born April 5, 1976, in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a Simone Gomes Jatobá, or simply Simone (born on February 10, 1981 in Maringá, Simone Maludrottu (born 4 June 1978) is a professional boxer from Olbia, Sardinia, Italy. Simone Martini (c 1284 – c 1344 was an Italian painter born in Siena. Simone Perrotta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born September 17, 1977 in Ashton-under-Lyne, England) is an Italian Simona Rinieri Dennis (born September 1, 1977 in Ravenna) is a female Volleyball player who represented Italy twice (2000 and 1977), an Italian volleyball player
- Simone Signoret (1921 - 1985), an Academy Award, Emmy, BAFTA, César and Cannes award-winning Jewish-French actress
- Simone Simons (b. Simone Signoret (simɔn siɲɔˈʀɛ in French ( March 25, 1921 - September 30, 1985) is a beloved Academy Award winning legend Simone Simons (born Hoensbroek, January 17, 1985) is a Dutch Mezzo-soprano singer who is the lead vocalist of Symphonic metal 1985), a Dutch mezzo-soprano singer and lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Epica
- Jimena Elías Roca (b. Jimena Elías Roca (born February 1 1989 in Lima, Peru) is the Miss Peru Universo 2007. 1989), Miss Peru
- Jimena, a Mexican singer from Mexico City
- María Jimena Piccolo
- Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, a Brazilian singer
- Simone de Oliveira, a Portuguese singer and TV actress
Surname
Toponym
Fictional characters and pseudonyms
Other
- SIMONE ('SmallSat Intercept Missions to Objects Near Earth'), a space mission by QinetiQ and the Open University [1]
- Tropical Storm Simone
- Hurricane Jimena
- S1m0ne, film
- JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa), a San Francisco based organization. Jimena is a Mexican pop singer In June 2001 Jimena was signed to Crescent Moon Records, record label co-owned by Emilio Estefan and Sony Music Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico María Jimena Piccolo (born July 22, 1985 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a well known Telenovela and television show Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, better known as Simone, is a Brazilian singer and a major performer of MPB who has recorded more than 31 albums Simone de Oliveira, GCIH (born 11 February 1938) is a Portuguese singer and actress Dr Albert Joseph Simone (born 1935 is a former president of the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester New York, USA Andrew Alexander Simone (born May 12, 1938) is a Canadian physician dermatologist and founder of Canadian Food For Children Afric Simone (Maputo 17 July 1956 is a Singer, Musician and Entertainer originating from Mozambique. Domonique Simone (born in Valdosta Georgia on June 18, 1971) is an African-American adult actress. Gail Simone is an American writer of Comic books Best known for penning DC's Birds of Prey, she is the writer of Welcome Hannah Simone (born London, England 1980) is a television host and former fashion model Mark Simone is an American Radio personality. He can be heard on WABC-AM in New York. Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her Stage name Nina Simone ( IPA: ninɐ sʌmɞnɑ (February 21 1933 – April 21 2003 was a fifteen-time Jimena de la Frontera is a town and municipality located in the province of Cádiz, Spain. Jaén is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career Simone (born July 3, 1983) is a Puerto Rican Pornographic actress who has appeared in nearly 100 adult films and over half a dozen adult websites Simone Deveaux is a Fictional character in the TV series Heroes. Heroes is an American Science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September S1m0ne (also spelled Simone) is a 2002 Science Fiction Drama film written produced and directed by Andrew Niccol Rachel Roberts may refer to Rachel Roberts (actress (1927–1980 Rachel Victoria Roberts, British actress sometimes credited as Rachel Roberts QinetiQ ( (pronounced, as in Kinetic energy) is a British defence technology company, formed from the greater part of the former government agency Open University is also the name of other institutions See Distance education or the Open Universities category for a list The name Simone has been used for two Tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The name Jimena has been used for five Tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. S1m0ne (also spelled Simone) is a 2002 Science Fiction Drama film written produced and directed by Andrew Niccol JIMENA ( Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa) is a San Francisco -based human rights organization
- 1033 Simona asteroid.
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Simone
-proper noun
- A female given name , borrowed from the French feminine form of Simon.
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