Simone?

[travelingtortoise]

A good friend of mine has a little girl due in August, and after staying up very late last night drinking mocktails and listening to records we decided the best thing to do would be to name her Simone (after Nina).

We both realised we'd not come across anyone named Simone in a really long time – is it very unpopular or are we just not meeting the right people?! 😊

I love the name Simone.

I wanted to use it for my DD but wasn’t allowed. I love it.

We love it too!

Is it as uncommon as it seems to us, though? Or are there still Simones floating about and we just haven't encountered them?

I don’t think I’ve ever met one. I remember thinking it was a nice name when there was a character called it in Heroes

Simone is dated and unpleasant sounding to me. I don't like the cadence and the 'moan' sound probably adds to my dislike of it. It's certainly uncommon (here's the Dark Greener data) and it would sound distinct in a modern classroom. There are many worse people to share a name with than Simone Biles though.

im French and it was my great grandmothers name. She was born in 1914. It’s very very old name. It would be funny on a baby. Like meeting a toddler called Gladys or Doris or something.

It’s pretty, I’ve never met one but I have met a Simona which is also quite nice :)

I think it’s pretty, but the only one I ever met was my grandmother’s auntie, probably born around 1900!

It used to be not that uncommon - 10502 babies registered as Simone in England and Wales between 1900 - 1990* *according to freeBMD.com

I've met a handful. Sometimes they've been SiMONE and sometime, See-MON.

I know a 2 year old Simona, never met a Simone of any age.

i know two Simone’s.

Both of whom have daughters called Thea, which I’ve always found as weird coincidence, as only ever known 2 Simones and 2 Theas.

Very pretty name. I also like Simona. Start a comeback!

I’ve only ever met one, she was a few years older than me so would be late 30’s now.

No. Just NO.

I knew one. She was a rough girl in my year at school in the 80s.

I work with one, she’s cool. I would guess she’s about mid-30s.

My 13yo DD has Simone as her middle name

Only sounds nice in French, I think.

I really love this name. And don’t mess around with it, adding As on the end - just Simone.

I have two friends with friends called Simone, and they’re both of a type - dark-haired (it’s definitely a raven-haired field’s name), attractive, effortlessly cool, insouciant, dance-to-the-beat-of-their-own-drum types.

Raven-haired girls’ name!

I went to school with one. I'm 29, never met another

I think of it as being a 1970s/80s name but I do really like it.

Don't think I've ever met one butI like it

I only know one, she'll be mid 50's now but by far one of the most beautiful and sophisticated women I know.

Love it. Simone and Nina are both great names