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Simone
is a female given name derived from Simon, Hebrew Simeon, meaning "one who hears". 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. Simone
itself is the French spelling.
Simone
- pronounced see-MAW-ne - is also the Italian spelling of the male given name, Simon; the Italian feminine form is Simona
.
Modernly, it is a female name quite used in Portuguese, both in the South-American and in the European variants.
In Romania the feminine form Simona
is widely spread whereas the masculine Simon
is very rare.
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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)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), French author and philosopher
- Simone Bolelli, Italian tennis player
- Simone Denny, Canadian pop/dance vocalist
- Simone Cousteau (1919–1990), wife and business partner of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau
- Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Brazilian popular music (MPB) singer
- Simone Cercato, Italian swimmer
- Simone Egeriis, Danish singer
- Simone Inzaghi, Italian footballer
- Simone Guimarães, Brazilian popular music (MPB) singer
- Simone Goldstone, a Canadian soccer player
- Simone Gomes Jatobá, Brazilian footballer
- Simona Koch (born 1968), German diver
- Simone Kuhn (born 1980), Swiss beach volleyball player
- Simone Loria, Italian football (soccer) player
- Simone Maludrottu, Italian boxer
- Simone Martini, Italian painter
- Simone Perrotta, Italian footballer
- Simona Richter (born 1972), Romanian judoka
- Simona Rinieri (born 1977), Italian volleyball player
- Simone Signoret (1921–1985), Jewish-French actress
- Simone Simon (1910–2005), French film actress
- Simone Simons (born 1985), Dutch mezzo-soprano singer
- Simona Ventura, Italian TV hostess
- Simone Weil (1909-1943), French philosopher and activist
- Jimena Elías Roca (born 1989), Miss Peru
- Jimena (singer), (born 1980) Mexican singer
- María Jimena Piccolo, (born 1985) Argentine TV actress
- Simone de Oliveira, Portuguese singer and TV actress
- Ximena Sariñana, (born 1985) Mexican singer
Surname
- Afric Simone
- Albert J. Simone
- Andrew Simone
- Dominique Simone
- Gail Simone
- Hannah Simone
- Mark Simone
- Nina Simone
Toponym
- Jimena de la Frontera
- Jimena (Jaén), Jaén (province)
Fictional characters and pseudonyms
- Simone, the pet dog in the The Partridge Family
TV series
- Simone (porn star)
- Simone Deveaux, a fictional character on the TV show Heroes
(2006-2007)
- Simone, a fictional character on the 2002 film S1m0ne
, played by Rachel Roberts
- Simone, a cartoon character from the 1998 film "Scooby Doo on Zombie Island", voiced by Adrienne Barbeau
Other
- SIMONE ('SmallSat Intercept Missions to Objects Near Earth'), a space mission by QinetiQ and the Open University
- Tropical Storm Simone
- Hurricane Jimena
- S1m0ne
, film
- 1033 Simona asteroid
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