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Simon (given name) Simon is a common name, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן '' Šimʻôn'', meaning "listen" or "hearing". It is also a classical Greek name, deriving from an adjective meaning "flat-nosed". In the first century AD, Simon was the most popular male name ...
, including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon *
Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4 ...
, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel


Places

* Şimon ( hu, links=no, Simon), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania


Arts, entertainment, and media


Films

* ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall


Games

* ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game *
Simon Says Simon Says is a children's game for three or more players. One player takes the role of "Simon" and issues instructions (usually physical actions such as "jump in the air" or "stick out your tongue") to the other players, which should be follow ...
, children's game


Literature

* ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff *
Simon (Sand novel) ''Simon'' is an 1835 French novel by George Sand.Belinda Jack ''George Sand'' 1446402746 2010 "Sand tried to work, and signed a contract with Buloz for a further novel, Simon, hoping that the obligation to write might motivate her." References ...
, an 1835 novel by
George Sand Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil (; 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pen name George Sand (), was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. One of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, bein ...
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Simon Necronomicon The ''Simon Necronomicon'' is a grimoire allegedly written by Peter Levenda (aka "Simon" from the introduction in the book). Materials presented in the book are a blend of ancient Middle Eastern elements, with allusions to the writings of H. P. ...
'' (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simon"


Music

* ''Simon'' (album), an album by the band Gruvis Malt * ''Simon'' (EP), an EP by Dirty Little Rabbits


Television

* ''Simon'' (French TV series), a 2016 French animated children's television series * ''Simon'' (American TV series), a 1995 American sitcom * ''
Simon & Simon ''Simon & Simon'' is an American crime drama television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981, to September 16, 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS, and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two disparate brothers who oper ...
'', 1980s television series with brother detectives * Simon (The Walking Dead), a fictional character from the television series The Walking Dead


Other arts, entertainment, and media

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Simon's Cat ''Simon's Cat'' is a British animated web cartoon and book series written by Simon Tofield. It features a hungry cat who uses various tactics to get his owner to feed him. In January 2009, it was announced that ''Simon's Cat'' would be publi ...
'', an animated cartoon and book series *
WSMW WSMW (98.7 FM) is an adult hits station licensed to Greensboro, North Carolina and serving the Piedmont Triad region, including High Point and Winston-Salem. The Audacy, Inc. outlet uses the slogan "We Play Everything!" WSMW broadcasts wi ...
, aka Simon FM, a radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina


Brands and enterprises

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La Maison Simons La Maison Simons, commonly known as Simons, is a fashion retailer in Canada, headquartered in Quebec City, Quebec. It is a family business currently operated by Richard and Peter Simons. The business was established in 1840 by the son of a Sco ...
, a Quebec department store *
Simon Property Group Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in shopping malls, outlet centers, and community/ lifestyle centers. It is the largest owner of shopping malls in the United States and is headquartered in In ...


Electronics and technology

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Simon (cipher) Simon is a family of lightweight block ciphers publicly released by the National Security Agency (NSA) in June 2013. Simon has been optimized for performance in hardware implementations, while its sister algorithm, Speck, has been optimized f ...
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Simon (computer) Simon was a relay-based computer, described by Edmund Berkeley in a series of thirteen construction articles in '' Radio-Electronics'' magazine, from October 1950. Intended for the educational purpose of demonstrating the concept of digital compu ...
, a 1950s personal computer *
IBM Simon The IBM Simon Personal Communicator (simply known as IBM Simon) is a handheld, touchscreen PDA designed by International Business Machines (IBM), and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric. Although the term " smartphone" was not coined until 199 ...
the first smartphone *
SIMON breach grenade The SIMON is an Israeli bullet-trap rifle grenade designed to breach through doors, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It is intended for use with 5.56 mm rifles such as the M4 carbine. Overview The system consists of a bullet-t ...
, a door breaching rifle grenade


Other uses

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Simon (cat) Simon (c. 1947 – 28 November 1949) was a ship's cat who served on the Royal Navy sloop-of-war HMS ''Amethyst''. In 1949, during the Yangtze Incident, he received the PDSA's Dickin Medal after surviving injuries from a cannon shell, rai ...
, a ship's cat who was awarded the Dickin Medal


See also

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Justice Simon (disambiguation) Justice Simon may refer to: *Florent Edouard Simon (1799-1866), associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court *James D. Simon James Dudley Simon (January 30, 1897 – October 23, 1982) was a Louisiana politician who served on the Louisiana Su ...
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Saint-Simon (disambiguation) Saint-Simon or Saint Simon can refer to: Places Canada * Saint-Simon, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, a parish municipality in the Les Basques Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec *Saint-Simon, Montérégie, Quebec, a ...
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Shimon (disambiguation) Shimon ( he, שמעון) is the original Hebrew pronunciation of the names Simon and Simeon. Among individuals, Shimon can refer to: Given names * Shimon Agranat (1906-1992), Israeli judge and President of the Israeli Supreme Court * Shimon Amsal ...
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Shimun (disambiguation) Shimun (Syriac alphabet: ), also transliterated as Shemʿon or Shimon is the form of Simon used in Classical Syriac and other Aramaic languages. Mar Shimun may refer to any of the following Patriarchs of the Church of the East or Patriarchs of the ...
* Simao (disambiguation) * Simeon (disambiguation) *
Simone (disambiguation) Simone may refer to: * Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin * Simone (surname), an Italian surname Simone may also refer to: * ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film * ''Simone'' (1926 ...
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