Simo (given name)

Simo (Serbian Cyrillic: Симо) is a masculine given name cognate to Simon. It is found primarily in Finnish and Serbian. It is also a diminutive for Mohamed in Morocco. Notable people named Simo include:

Simo Aalto (born 1960), Finnish stage magician
Simo Boltić (born 1994), Serbian sprint canoer
Simo Elaković (1940–2016), Serbian philosopher and professor
Simo Frangén (born 1963), Finnish TV presenter
Simó de Guardiola y Hortoneda, Bishop of Urgel and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 1827 to 1851
Simo Halonen, Finnish biathlete in the 1970s
Simo Häyhä (1905–2002), Finnish sniper in the Winter War, credited with the most confirmed kills in a major war
Simo Krunić (born 1967), Serbian football manager and former player
Simo Kuzmanović (born 1986), Bosnian Serb footballer
Simo Lampinen (born 1943), Finnish former rally driver
Simo Mälkiä (born 1983), Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman
Simo Matavulj (1852–1908), Serbian novelist
Simo Mfayela (died 2020), South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal
Simo Nikolić (footballer) (born 1954), Yugoslav former footballer
Simo Nikolić (sailor) (1941–2012), Croatian sailor
Simo Nurminen (born 1949), Finnish orienteering competitor
Simo Paavilainen (born 1944), Finnish architect and former dean and professor
Simo Parpola (born 1943), Finnish archaeologist and professor
Simo Puupponen (1915-1967), Finnish writer and novelist better known by the pen name Aapeli
Simo Rundgren (born 1953), Finnish politician
Simo Salminen (1932–2015), Finnish comic and actor
Simo Saarinen (born 1963), Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman
Simo Syrjävaara (born 1943), Finish retired footballer and manager
Simo Valakari (born 1973), Finnish football manager and retired player
Simo Vuorilehto (born 1930), Finnish businessman, former chairman and CEO of Nokia Corporation

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