Simone
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'''Simone''' is a female given name derived from [[Simon]], Hebrew [[Simeon]]. It first appears in Iberia from the 10th century, as ''Jimena'', ''Ximena'', feminine eponym of [[Jimeno II of Pamplona|Jimeno (Simeon) II of Pamplona]], founder of the [[Jiménez dynasty]]. ''Simone'' itself is the French spelling.
''Simone'' is also the Italian spelling of the male given name, [[Simon]]; the Italian feminine form is ''Simona''.
Modernly, it is a female name quite used in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], both in the South-American and in the European variants.
== Given name ==
*Dona Jimena, mother of [[Bernardo del Carpio]] (8th century, legendary)
*Jimena of Cea (10th century), wife of [[García IV of Pamplona]] (great-grandson of Jimeno II)
*Jimena, daughter of [[Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona]] (11th century)
*Jimena, daughter of [[Alfonso V of León]] (11th century)
*[[Jimena Díaz]], wife of [[El Cid]] (11th century)
*Jimena Munoz, mistress of [[Alfonso VI of Castile]] (11th century)
* [[Simone de Beauvoir]] (January 9, 1908 - 1986), a French author and philosopher
* [[Simone Bolelli]], an Italian tennis player
* [[Simone Denny]], a Canadian pop/dance vocalist
* [[Simone Cousteau]] (1919-1990), the wife and business partner of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau
* [[Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira]], a Brazilian singer
* [[Simone Cercato]], an Italian swimmer
* [[Simone (singer)|Simone Egeriis]], a Danish singer
* [[Simone Inzaghi]], an Italian footballer
* [[Simone Gomes Jatobá]], a Brazilian footballer
* [[Simone Kuhn]] (b. 1980), Swiss beach volleyball player
* [[Simone Loria]], an Italian football (soccer) player
* [[Simone Maludrottu]], an Italian boxer
* [[Simone Martini]], an Italian painter
* [[Simone Perrotta]], an Italian footballer
* [[Simona Rinieri]] (b. 1977), an Italian volleyball player
* [[Simone Signoret]] (1921 - 1985), an Academy Award, Emmy, BAFTA, César and Cannes award-winning Jewish-French actress
* [[Simone Simon]] (1910 - 2005), a French film actress
* [[Simone Simons]] (b. 1985), a Dutch mezzo-soprano singer and lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Epica
* [[Simona Ventura]], an Italian TV hostess
* [[Jimena Elías Roca]] (b. 1989), Miss Peru
* [[Jimena (singer)|Jimena]], a Mexican singer from [[Mexico City]]
* [[María Jimena Piccolo]]
* [[Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira]], a Brazilian singer
* [[Simone de Oliveira]], a Portuguese singer and TV actress
== Surname ==
* [[Daniel Jimenez (Puerto Rican boxer)|Daniel Jimenez]] (Puerto Rican boxer)
* [[Daniel Jimenez (Dominican boxer)|Daniel Jimenez]] (Dominican boxer)
* [[Albert J. Simone]]
* [[Andrew Simone]]
* [[Afric Simone]]
* [[Dominique Simone]]
* [[Gail Simone]]
* [[Hannah Simone]]
* [[Mark Simone]]
* [[Nina Simone]]
==Toponym==
*[[Jimena de la Frontera]]
*[[Jimena (Jaén)]], [[Jaén (province)]]
==Fictional characters and pseudonyms==
* [[Simone]] [[the Partridge Family]]'s pet dog
* [[Simone (porn star)]]
* [[Simone Deveaux]], a fictional character on the TV show ''[[Heroes (TV Show)|Heroes]]'' (2006-2007)
* [[Simone]], a fictional character on the 2002 film [[S1m0ne]], played by [[Rachel Roberts]]
==Other==
* [[SIMONE]] ('SmallSat Intercept Missions to Objects Near Earth'), a space mission by [[QinetiQ]] and the [[Open University]] [http://pssri.open.ac.uk/missions/mis-sima.htm]
* [[Tropical Storm Simone]]
* [[Hurricane Jimena]]
* ''[[S1m0ne]]'', film
*[[JIMENA]] (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa), a San Francisco based organization.
*[[1033 Simona]] asteroid.
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