Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Σημωνίδης, Σιμωνίδης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /sɪ.ˈmɒ.nɪ.ˌdiːz/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "son of Semon", from the Ancient Greek name Σήμων (Semon) and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). Semonides was the name of at least two Ancient Greek poets, both of whom may have also written their names as Σιμωνίδης (see Simonides).