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Semone
How to Pronounce Semone
Pronounced suh-MOHN /səˈmoʊn/Medium
Meaning: Semone is a phonetic spelling of Simone, the French feminine of Simon. Simon comes from the Hebrew Shim'on, meaning 'he has heard,' understood as God having heard a prayer. The Semone spelling keeps the elegant French sound while writing it the way it is said.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Semone is a spelling of Simone, the graceful French feminine of Simon, from the Hebrew Shim'on, 'he has heard.' The Semone form writes the name the way it sounds and had a small vogue in the late twentieth century, a phonetic cousin of the more familiar Simone.
Semone was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its faint peak around 1990. A woman named Semone then is in her mid-thirties today.
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What does the name Semone mean?
As a form of Simone it is the French feminine of Simon, from the Hebrew for 'he has heard,' meaning God has heard.
How do you pronounce Semone?
It is said suh-MOHN /səˈmoʊn/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Semone a boy or girl name?
Semone is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Semone?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around the turn of the nineteen-nineties.