Where does “Simão” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Simão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseSimon—
2LatinSimon—
3Ancient 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)
4HebrewשִׁמְעוֹןSimon; hearkening, listening

Words derived from “Simão”

Every word from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן →Every word from Ancient Greek Σίμων →Every word from Latin Simon →