Where does “Simao” come from?

Simao (English) comes from Portuguese Simão, from Old Portuguese Simon, from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן — Simon; hearkening, listening.

Ancestry of “Simao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseSimão
2Old PortugueseSimon
3LatinSimon
4Ancient GreekΣίμωνSimon or Simo, a common Ancient Greek name held by one of the Telchines and often used as a Greek counterpart to the Hebrew שמעון (cf. Σῠμεών)
5HebrewשִׁמְעוֹןSimon; hearkening, listening
Every word from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן
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