Sion
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
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 edit
From French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe.
Proper noun edit
Sion
- A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland.
Translations edit
capital of Valais, Switzerland
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Etymology 3 edit
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 edit
Sion (plural Sions)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sion”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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Czech edit
Proper noun edit
Sion m inan
- Alternative form of Sión
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This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון. Named after a former monastery.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Si‧on
Proper noun edit
Sion n
- A hamlet in Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
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Proper noun edit
Sion f
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Descendants edit
- → Khmer: ស៊ីយ៉ូន (siiyoun)
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
Proper noun edit
Sion f
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Proper noun edit
Sion n
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Proper noun edit
Sion n
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Old Irish edit
Proper noun edit
Sion
- Alternative spelling of Sión
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French Sion, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
Proper noun edit
Sion n
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Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sion m
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.
Proper noun edit
Sion n (genitive Sions)