Zion (name)

This article is about the name "Zion". For the alternate name for Jerusalem, see Zion. For other uses, see Zion (disambiguation).
Zion
GenderMale
Language(s)Old English, Hebrew, Greek
Other names
Related namesSion

Zion is a given name and surname derived from the ancient Canaanite hill fortress in Jerusalem called the City of David.[1] It is less commonly spelled Sion,[2] Tzion, Tsion, Tsiyon, Seyon, or Tsiyyon.[3] In Hebrew Zion is one of the 70 Names of Jerusalem. It is of Old English, Greek, and Hebrew origins.

  1. ^ "Zion - Etymology, origin, and meaning". etymonline.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Sion is the spelling in the Vulgate, also adopted in modern French.
  3. ^ Hebrew Academy 2006 convention for the romanization of Hebrew, Announcements of the Academy of the Hebrew Language Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine