1. Have people ever made fun of your name?
Yes. I've been called "Simoney Baloney", "Simian", "Simon", etc. It's all in good fun though. :>

2. How did your parents come up with your name?
My story is kind of.. odd. Throughout the pregnancy, my mom swore I was going to be a boy, so my name was supposed to be Marcus. Well like a week before my birth, my mom was thinking "Hmm, I should think of a girl name just in case". She was watching the old Arsenio Hall talk show, and LL Cool J was being interviewed. LL gave a shoutout to his girlfriend "Simone", and my mom thought it was a nice girl name. Rest is history..

3. How common is your name where you live?
I know quite a few Simone's here, plus I even know of one with the same birthday as me.