Zion (name) explained

Zion
Gender:	Male
Language:	Old English, Hebrew, Greek
Related Names:	Sion

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.

Notable people with the given name "Zion" include

• Zion Clark (born 1997), American wrestler
• Zion Cohen (born 1983), Israeli footballer
• Zion Digmi (born 1942), Israeli footballer
• Zion Evrony, Israeli diplomat
• Zyon Gilbert (born 1999), American football player
• Zion Golan (born 1955), Israeli singer
• Zion Harmon (born 2002), American basketball player
• Zion Johnson (born 1999), American football player
• Zion Levy (1925–2008), Israeli rabbi
• Zion Lights (born 1984), British-Indian activist
• Zion Logue (born 2001), American football player
• Zion Long (born 2003), Nigerian footballer
• Zyon McCollum (born 1999), American football player
• Zion McKinney (born 1958), American football player
• Zion Merili (born 1957), Israeli footballer
• Zión Moreno (born 1995), American actress
• Zion Nelson (born 2001), American football player
• Zion Nybeck (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player
• Zion Pinyan (born 1951), Israeli politician
• Zion Suzuki (born 2002), Japanese footballer
• Zion Tse, American professor
• Zion Tupuola-Fetui (born 2000), American football player
• Zion Tzemah (born 1990), Israeli footballer
• Zion Williamson (born 2000), American basketball player
• Zion Wright (born 1999), American skateboarder

Alternative spellings as given name

• • • Tsion Ben-Judah, a character in Left Behind
• Zyon Braun (born 1994), German politician
• Zyon Cavalera
• Zyon Gilbert
• Zyon Maiu'u
• Zyon McCollum
• Zyon Pullin

Notable people with the surname "Zion" include

• Daniel Zion (1883–1979), Turkish-Israeli rabbi
• Gene Zion (1913–1975), American author
• Jonathan Zion (ice hockey) (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
• Naor Zion (born 1973), Israeli comedian
• Nomika Zion, Israeli peace activist
• Roger H. Zion (1921–2019), American politician and lawyer
• Sidney Zion (1933–2009), American writer
• William Zion (1872–1919), American soldier

Alternative spellings as surname

See also

• Zion (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Zion

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zion - Etymology, origin, and meaning . etymonline.com . 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