Simeon

also called Niger · A man, in the time of the New Testament · named in 1 verse

the name means Hearing Easton's Bible Dictionary

Simeon, also called Niger, was a prophet and teacher in the church at Antioch who was involved in sending Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Hearing. (1.) The second son of Jacob by Leah (Gen. 29:33). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26). He was detained by Joseph in Egypt as a hostage (42:24). His father, when dying, pronounced a malediction against him (49:5-7). The words in the Authorized Version (49:6), "they digged down a wall," ought to be, as correctly rendered in the Revised Version, "they houghed an ox."

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

First named at Acts 13:1.

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Verses that name Simeon

Acts 13:1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.