This is the 626th most frequent Swedish word.
simon
In Swedish, "Simon" is a male given name and does not have a distinct standalone meaning beyond being a name.
Here, 'Simon' is a given name in Swedish, used here as the subject of the sentence.
Simon gillar att läsa böcker.
Simon likes to read books.
In this sentence, 'Simon' is part of the phrase 'Simon säger', a game where participants follow instructions starting with 'Simon säger' ('Simon says').
Vi spelade en omgång Simon säger.
We played a round of Simon says.
In this hypothetical sentence, 'simon' could be interpreted as a noun referring to an object. This demonstrates how proper nouns can be repurposed as common nouns in certain contexts, though such use of 'simon' is fictional in Swedish.