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Comments and insights on the name Simona

Popular in Italy and Eastern Europe

One of our friends said it sounded "continental" when we named her - not one that ties you to an American identity

Personal experiences with the name Simona

People think it's very pretty and unique (in the US). It's easy to spell and pronounce, we rarely have to spell it or correct anyone. Our only trouble is that too many people hear and/or recall her name as "Simone", which she doesn't like and doesn't at all consider to be her name.

Nicknames for Simona

Sim, Simmy, Mona Mona (preschool friends)

Meanings and history of the name Simona

Hebrew for "listener." Long popular in France
Namesakes: Simone Signoret, Simone de Beauvoir.

Famous real-life people named Simona

Simona Halep - Romanian tennis player
Simona Amanar - Romanian Gymnast
Simona de Silvestro - Swiss race car driver

Simona Torretta and Simona Pari, Italian aid-workers who were kidnapped in Iraq in 2004. Their high-profile case was covered extensively in the international media, and the two were released unharmed after a month

Simona in song, story & screen