simon Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Forms & Grammar

simon (plural simons)

Words That Rhyme With Simon

Origin of Simon

Origin 1: Uncertain. One theory suggests derivation from a joke based on the bible verse Acts 9:43,[1] rendered as “Peter lodged with Simon a tanner”, a pun on the meanings of lodge (“stay in a place; put away money”).[2] Partridge suggests that this not possible given the dates, however, and suggests instead derivation from some unknown person’s name.[3] Attested from the late 17th century, with synonymous tanner attested from the 18th.[3] Compare also simony, from a different biblical figure, Simon Magnus.

Origin 2: The “US dollar” sense derives from the earlier “sixpence”, perhaps influenced by the $ symbol.[4]