Siemion as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Siemion

What is the meaning of the name Siemion ?

The baby name Siemion is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Polish IPA: [ɕɛˈmjɔn]; approximate: "shyeh-MYON".

Siemion is Hebrew in Origin.

Siemion is a regional Slavic form of the biblical name Simeon, most associated with eastern Polish and Belarusian usage. It ultimately derives from Hebrew Shim’on, “he has heard/ God has heard,” filtered through Greek Symeōn and Church Slavonic Simeon. The name circulated widely in Eastern Christian tradition and appears in historical parish and census records across Belarus, Ukraine, and the Polish–Lithuanian borderlands.

Variants include Simeon/Symeon, mainstream Polish Szymon, Belarusian Siamion, Ukrainian Semen and Russian Semyon/Semen, Romanian Simion, Bulgarian and Serbian Simeon, and related forms Simon/Simonas. Diminutives across Slavic languages include Simo/Sima and Russian Syoma/Sema. Revered bearers such as Saint Simeon Stylites and Simeon the God‑Receiver cemented its devotional aura, while rulers like Tsar Simeon I spread its prestige. In contemporary use, Siemion is uncommon yet grounded, bridging Orthodox and Catholic heritage with a meaning that suggests prayers heard.

⚙ Siemion is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Siemion appears only 3 times in total — found in 3 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.