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Simone (given name) Simone is a given name that may be used as a masculine or feminine name, depending on the language. Originating from the Greek translation of the Hebrew name Shimon, it became popular due to the Christianization of Europe and Biblical figures such as Simeon (son of Jacob) and Simeon (Gospel of Luke). [ 1]
Fictional characters. Siobhan, one of Christopher's teachers at school in Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Siobhan, a female vampire appearing in the last book of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Siobhan Andrews, a smart third-grader in the television series Hey Arnold!
Asa is a given name in several parts of the world. In English, the usual pronunciation is / ˈ eɪ s ə / or / ˈ eɪ z ə /.. Asa (אסא): derived from the Hebrew language, as the name appears in the Old Testament to designate the third King of Judah, who reigned for forty years.
Thane (/ ˈ θ eɪ n /; Scottish Gaelic: taidhn) [1] was the title given to a local royal official in medieval eastern Scotland, equivalent in rank to the son of an earl, [2] who was at the head of an administrative and socio-economic unit known as a thanedom or thanage.
Xie ( [ɕjê]; simplified Chinese: 谢; traditional Chinese: 謝; pinyin: Xiè; Wade–Giles: Hsieh4) is a Chinese-language surname. lt is usually romanized as " Hsieh " in Taiwan. It is estimated that there are more than ten million people with this surname, most of whom live in Taiwan, Southern China, South East Asia, America, Europe and Africa.
Pronunciation of the name also varies, with the most common pronunciation being / ˈ æ ʃ l ɪ ŋ / ASH-ling; other forms acceptable to Irish speakers are / ˈ æ ʃ l ɪ n / ASH-lin and / ˈ æ ʃ l iː n / ASH-leen. Others, such as / ˈ eɪ z l ɪ ŋ / AYZ-ling, / ˈ æ s l ɪ ŋ / ASS-ling, and / ˈ eɪ s l ɪ ŋ / AYSS-ling, do not follow ...
Stephen. Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( Greek: Στέφανος Stéphanos ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church .
Shane is mainly a masculine given name. It is an anglicized version of the Irish name Séaghan/Séan, which itself is cognate to the name John. [ 1] Shane comes from the way the name Seán is pronounced in the Ulster dialect of the Irish language, as opposed to Shaun or Shawn .