Simonida

Girl · Greek

Simonida

Say it: see-MOH-nee-dah

Meaning

From Greek Simonis, a name built on Simon.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Borne by the Byzantine princess who married King Milutin; her fresco at Gračanica inspired a famous poem by Milan Rakić.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Serbian

The family of the name

Other spellings: Симонида

Greek	Simonis

Famous bearers

Simonida Nemanjić, Queen of Serbia

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Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies
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