Names of Indonesia Oceania and Maritime Southeast Asia. During that era, the East Indies portion now called "Indonesia" fell under Dutch colonial control and therefore was referred to as Dutch East Indies. Insulindia or Insulinde, is an archaic geographical term for Maritime Southeast Asia, encompassing the entire area situated between Australasia and Indochina. More common in Portuguese and Spanish, it is a combined word (portmanteau) from "insula" ("island") and "india" (India). "Indonesia" derives from the Latin and Greek "Indus" (Ἰνδός), and the Greek "nésos" (νῆσος), meaning "island". The name dates to the 18th century, far predating the formation of independent Indonesia. In 1850,
Simon (given name) sometimes bore originally Greek names. "Simon" is one Latinised version of the name, the others being "Simeon" or "Symeon". This practice carried over into English: in the King James Version, the name Simeon Niger is spelt "Simeon" () as is Simeon (Gospel of Luke) (), while Peter is called "Simon" (). Simon is a common name, and below is just a selection of notable people. For a comprehensive list see . Simon (given name) Simon is a common name, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן "Šimʻôn", meaning "listen". It is also a classical Greek name, deriving from an adjective meaning "rich". The Hebrew