indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from given name)
Scripts شمعون(Arabic) ܫܡܥܘܢ(Syriac) שאמון(Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsChamoun, Chamun, Shamoon, Shamon, Shimon, Symeon, Shimun
Meaning & History
Derived from the given name شامون (Shamʿūn), itself an Arabic form of Simon 1, used mainly among Christians and Jews. It could also be from a variant or an Arabized form of the given name ܫܡܥܘܢ (Shëmʿūn), an Assyrian equivalent of Simon.