Louis vs Simon - What's the difference?
louis | simon |
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* 1849 , Shirley , Chapter XXXVI:
(Name of) any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.
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* 1996 , Alias Grace , Bloomsbury, ISBN 0-7475-27873, page 379:
As nouns the difference between louis and simon
is that louis is a gold or silver coin bearing the image of the king of france (from louis xiii to louis xvi) while simon is hackney cab.As an interjection simon is
yes, affirmation commonly used to respond affirmatively to a question.louis
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- "It is hardly a week since you called me your future husband, and treated me as such; now I am once more the tutor for you: I am addressed as Mr. Moore, and Sir; your lips have forgotten Louis ."
- "No, Louis , no: it is an easy, liquid name, not soon forgotten."
simon
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon', who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; ' Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
- His first name is Simon'. I wonder why his mother named him that, or it may have been his father. My own father never bothered with the naming of us, it was up to Mother and Aunt Pauline. There is '''Simon''' Peter the Apostle, of course, who was made a fisher of men by our Lord. But there is also Simple ' Simon . Met a pie man, going to the fair.