Simeon from Συμεων (Symeon), the Old Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name Shim'on (see Simon). In the Old Testament this is the name of the second son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. In the New Testament the Greek rendering Σιμων (Simon) is more common, though Συμεων occurs belonging to a man who blessed the newborn Jesus.
Biblical namesake: Simeon was the second son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He is remembered as a patriarch in the story of the Israelites. (Genesis · Genesis 29, Genesis 34, Genesis 42)
Saintly namesake: Simeon Stylites was a 5th-century Christian ascetic famous for living atop a pillar for decades as a form of devotion and prayer. (September 1 · 5th century)
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