Simone

SEE-MAWN; suh-MON; zee-MO-nuh; see-MO-nuh

French, feminine variation of Hebrew Simon

"listening, hearkening"

Simone Origin and Meaning

The name Simone is a girl's name of French origin meaning "listening, hearkening".

Simone, the elegant French feminization of Simon, strikes that all-important balance between unusual and familiar, and it's oozing with Gallic sophistication. A dated choice in its native France, gymnast Simone Biles brings new bounce and spark to name.

Meaning "to listen, to hear, to hearken", it is a sophisticated choice, though depending on where you are, the pronunciation may vary. English speakers may say it with a long O sound in the second syllable, whereas in French, it is more like the sound in "bought". In Dutch and German, however, it is pronounced with three syllables.

Two French philosophers are notable bearers of the name: feminist icon Simone de Beauvoir, author of the influential The Second Sex, and Simone Weil. There are also two notable young athletes with the name: the aforementioned Simone Biles, who set a US record high of four medals in a single Olympics, and Simone Manuel, who became the first African-American female swimmer to bring home a gold.

The actress who played the lead in the iconic French horror movie Cat People is Simone Simon, while Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has a daughter named Simone; Chris Rock used it in the middle place for his daughter, as did Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates

Simone Rank in US Top 1000

# 927 in the US

Simone Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 488 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Simone

• 927 US 2023
• 488 Nameberry 2025
• 180 Canada 2023

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Famous People Named Simone

• Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon French actress
• Simone Henriette Charlotte Signoret French actress
• Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir French feminist theorist
• Simone Arianne Biles American gymnast
• Simone Weil French philosopher and mystic
• Simone Elkeles American novelist
• Simone Giertz Internet personality, Robot enthusiast and inventor from Sweden based in San Francisco.
• Simone (born Lisa Celeste Stroud) American singer/actress; daughter of singer Nina Simone
• Simone Annie Liline Veil a famous French politician and lawyer; 12th President of the European Parliament
• Simone Giertz Internet personality from Sweden based in
• Simone Melchior Cousteau French wife of undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau; first woman scuba diver and aquanaut
• Simone Johanna Maria Simons Dutch singer,songwriter of metal band Epica
• Simone de Oliveira Portuguese singer and actress
• Simone Fleurice Eden American model; daughter of model Carol Eden
• Simone Egeriis Danish pop singer
• Simone Denny Canadian pop singer
• Simone "Simca" Beck French cookbook author and chef
• Simone Manuel American swimmer
• Simone Naomi Charley American soccer player
• Simone Dinnerstein American pianist
• Nina Simone American singer and activist
• Simone LeMond (b. 1990) daughter of cyclist Greg LeMond
• Simone Rivera Cruickshank (b. 1994) daughter of TV host Geraldo Rivera
• Simone Burnett (b. 1997) daughter of singer Sam Phillips and producer T,Bone Burnett
• Simone Alexandra Johnson (b. 2001) daughter of actor/wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
• Simone Reid (b. 2003) daughter of singer Jim Reid of the Jesus and Mary Chain
• Lola Simone Rock (b. 2002) daughter of comedian Chris Rock
• Luna Simone Stephens (b.2016) daughter of model Chrissy Teigen and singer John Legend
• Arabella Simone Eigenmann (b.2017) daughter of Geoff Eigenmann

The name Simone in Pop Culture

• Simone Cassidy protagonist of the Treasure Huntress book series
• Simone Davis main character from the TV show Star
• Simone Sinclair character on TV's "
• Simone Daniels character in film "Prom"
• Simone character in "Does My Head Look Big in This?" by Randa Abdel,Fattah
• Simone Deveaux character on TV's "Heroes"
• Simone character on TV's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
• Simone dog on TV's "The Partridge Family"
• Simone character in 2002 film "S1m0ne"
• Simone Lenoir character in animated film "Scooby,Doo on Zombie Island"
• Simone Adamley character in film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
• Simone character on TV's "Weeds"
• Simone (stylized as S1M0NE) is a 2002 American science fiction film written, produced and directed by Andrew Niccol. It stars Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Rachel Roberts, Jay Mohr and Winona Ryder, Simone in this movie is short for "Simulation One"
• Simone Jackson Disco singer from "Daisy Jones & The Six"

International Variations of the name Simone

• Ximenia Basque
• Simona Italian
• Simonetta Italian
• Cimona Spanish
• Jimena Spanish
• Ximene Basque
• Simonette French