sion

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Sion¹

  • /ˈsaɪ.ən/ UK
  • /ˈsaɪ.ən/ Australia
  • /ˈsaɪ.ən/ US

Rhymes with -aɪən

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of Zion 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:
  2. A neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Sion²

  • /ˈsaɪ.ən/ UK
  • /ˈsaɪ.ən/ Australia
  • /ˈsaɪ.ən/ US

Rhymes with -aɪən

Where it comes from

From French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe.

proper noun

  1. A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland.

Sion³

  • /ˈsaɪ.ən/ UK
  • /ˈsaɪ.ən/ Australia
  • /ˈsaɪ.ən/ US

Rhymes with -aɪən

Where it comes from

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 Sions

  1. A surname.

sion⁴

noun sions

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of scion

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: zion, discus, expres, impres, inci, occa, preci, seon, jerusalem, holy city, promised land, mount zion, new jerusalem, canaan, paradise, heavenly city

Translations

Every language

name capital of Valais, Switzerland

한국어시옹 siong
日本語シオン Shion
中文錫永 /锡永 Xīyǒng
हिन्दीसियोन siyon
PortuguêsSião
FrançaisSion
DeutschSitten
ItalianoSion
ΕλληνικάΣιόν Sión
РусскийСьон Sʹon
العربيةسيون
עבריתסיון siwàn

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"sion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sion

Chicago

"sion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sion.

BibTeX
@misc{sion_2026,
  title = {sion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}