Semen

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Simon in US United States, GB United Kingdom, AR Argentina and 20 more, Семен in RU Russia, UA Ukraine, KZ Kazakhstan, Szymon in PL Poland and Simoen in FR France.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 21 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Semen is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name8.0K records spelled Semen17 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Germany, Russia, Turkmenistan

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Zemen, Şemen, Semën, Šemen, Zémen

• Turkish given name5.1K records spelled Semen8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Türkiye, United States, Russia, Cyprus

  Languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen

  Also written Şemen, Šemen, Semēn

• French given name780 records spelled Semen3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, France, Russia, United States

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Şemen

• Bulgarian given name705 records spelled Semen22 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, United States, Croatia, Ukraine

  Languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian

  Also written Šemen, Семен, Семён, Semion, Semёn

• a separate given name691 records spelled Semen4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Russia, Ukraine, Ethiopia

  Also written Semën, Şemen, Šemen

55 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Semen is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Kurdish, Fenugreek

  as a word·kurdi.sh Kurdish personal names dictionary

• In Indonesian, semen, the fluid, produced in male reproductive organs of an animal, that contains the reproductive cells

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Asturian, third-person plural present indicative of semar

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In enm, To sort out; to resolve, subdue, or confirm.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

SI SURS — resident population given names — 10 years between 2016–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Semyon Shchedrinb. 1745RUnot in their usual namepainter from Russia (1745-1804)
• Semyon Nadsonb. 1862RUnot in their usual nameRussian poet (1862–1887)
• Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonnyb. 1883RUnot in their usual nameSoviet marshal (1883-1973)
• Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenkob. 1895UAnot in their usual nameSoviet military commander (1895-1970)
• Semyon Lavochkinb. 1900RUnot in their usual nameJewish Soviet aerospace engineer (1900-1960)
• Semyon Kurkotkinb. 1917RUnot in their usual nameMarshal of the Soviet Union (1917–1990)
• Semion Mogilevichb. 1946UAnot in their usual nameRussian fraudster
• Semyon Bychkovb. 1952USnot in their usual nameSoviet and American conductor
• Semyon Slepakovb. 1979RUnot in their usual nameRussian comedian
• Semyon Treskunovb. 1999RUnot in their usual nameRussian actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 93 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Semen?

We estimate roughly 989 thousand people bear Semen (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Semen have the most bearers?

Semen is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled семен.

Where is Semen most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Semen is densest in Poland — about 1 in 156 people — even though Russia holds more of our records for it.

How common is Semen compared with other names?

In Russia, Semen is the 100th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

Is Semen a male or female name?

Semen is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Semen mean?

Recorded meaning: Semen Neprolei Gavrilovich', boiar.