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Symon

Boy name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Symon: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 1974.

Symon might look like a spelling quirk, but it’s actually a perfectly historical form of the classic Simon, rooted in the Hebrew Shim‘on, meaning “he who hears” or “God has heard.” This older variant appears in medieval Scottish records and was carried by notable figures like Symon of Worcester, a 12th-century English chronicler, and Symon Patrick, a 17th-century English bishop and theologian. While no major places take this spelling directly, the name’s widespread form lends itself to places like St. Simon’s Island in Georgia. In Scotland, Symon has a particular resonance as a traditional, slightly old-world twist on a biblical favorite, offering parents a name that feels both familiar and distinctive—and it sits neatly alongside the more common Simon and the Gaelic-derived Sim.