Sion
English
Proper noun
Sion
- Alternative spelling of Zion
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 12:22, column 2:
- But ye are come vnto mount Sion, and vnto the citie of the liuing God the heauenly Ieruſalem, and to an innumerable company of Angels:
Translations
capital of Valais, Switzerland
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Etymology 3
Two main origins:
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sion is the 37180th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Sion is most common among White (47.0%), Black/African American (25.5%), Hispanic/Latino (14.17%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.5%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sion”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Czech
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Dutch
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון. Named after a former monastery.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Si‧on
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
Descendants
- → Khmer: ស៊ីយ៉ូន (siiyoun)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
Norwegian Bokmål
Related terms
- Sionfjell
- Sionfjellet
- sionisme
- sionist
- sionistisk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Related terms
- Sionfjell
- Sionfjellet
- sionisme
- sionist
- sionistisk
Old Irish
Romanian
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish Sïón, from Ecclesiastical Latin, from Hebrew ציון (tsiyón).
Synonyms
- (mountain): Beinn Shioin, Sion Shuas
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsjon/ [ˈsjõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: Sion
Swedish
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
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