Sion
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Sion
English
Etymology 1
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:
Etymology 2
From French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe.
Proper noun
Sion
- A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland.
Translations
capital of Valais, Switzerland
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Etymology 3
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Galician Sión, a habitational surname from a place in Pontevedra province.
- Borrowed from French Sion, a reduced form of the personal name Michon.
Proper noun
Sion (plural Sions)
- A surname.
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.
Anagrams
Czech
Proper noun
Sion m inan
- Alternative form of Sión
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- Sion in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Sión in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון. Named after a former monastery.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Si‧on
Proper noun
Sion n
- A hamlet in Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “sion”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sion f
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Khmer: ស៊ីយ៉ូន (siiyoun)
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
Proper noun
Sion f
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Sion n
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Sion n
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Old Irish
Proper noun
Sion
- Alternative spelling of Sión
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Sion | Ṡion | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French Sion, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
Proper noun
Sion n
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Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sion m
Swedish
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
Proper noun
Sion n (genitive Sions)