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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1562. Ultimately from Hebrew. Cognate with English Simon.
Sīmanis m
- Simon (Biblical figure)
- a male given name
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Sīmanis was the only given name of 21 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.