Sion is a name used in Wales and in other nations.
Welsh name
Siôn () or Sion is a Welsh form of the Anglo-Norman ''Jean'',
pronounced in English similarly to the Irish name
Seán
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, is a male given name of Irish language, Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (Anglicisation of names, anglicized as ''Shaun/Shawn (g ...
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Notable people with the Welsh name include:
People with the surname
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Eleri Siôn (born 1971), Welsh radio and television presenter
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Llywelyn Siôn
Llywelyn Siôn (1540 – c. 1616) was a Welsh language poet and bard.
His instructors included Meurig Dafydd and Thomas Llewelyn. Around 1575, he is mentioned under the name Lewelyn John by Sir Edward Mansel in his ''History of the Norman Conque ...
(1540–c. 1615), Welsh-language poet
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Sawnder Sion (16th century), Welsh poet
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Delwyn Sion (born 1954), welsh singer-songwriter, director, and BAFTA nominee.
People with the given name
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Siôn ap Hywel (fl. c. 1490–1532), Welsh-language poet
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Sion Bebb (born 1968), Welsh golfer
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Sion Blythe (1781–1835), American pastor
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Sion Record Bostick
Sion Record Bostick (7 December 1819 – 15 October 1902) was a soldier for the Texian Army, Texas Army during the Texas Revolution, and later fought for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Bostick is most famous as one of th ...
(1819–1902), American soldier
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Siôn Bradford (1706–1785), Welsh-language poet
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Sion Brinn (born 1973), Jamaican swimmer and coach
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Siôn Cent
Siôn Cent (c. 1400 – 1430/45), (or 1367? – 1430?) was a Welsh language poet, and is an important figure in Medieval Welsh literature.
Similarity to other persons
He has also been called Sion Gwent by Gruffydd Robert and Sion Y Kent and Sion ...
(c. 1400–1435/40), Welsh-language poet
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Siôn Ceri (fl. early 16th century), Welsh-language poet
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Sion James (born 2002), American basketball player
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Sion Jones (cyclist) (born 1979), Welsh cyclist
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Sion L. Perry (c. 1793–1874), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
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Sion Russell Jones (born 1986), Welsh singer and songwriter
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Sion Morris (born 1977), Welsh cricketer
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Siôn Phylip (1543–1620), Welsh-language poet
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Sion Hart Rogers (1825–1874), American politician from North Carolina
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Siôn Simon (born 1968), British politician from Birmingham Erdington
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Sion Spence (born 2000), Welsh footballer
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Siôn Treredyn
Sion is a name used in Wales and in other nations.
Welsh name
Siôn () or Sion is a Welsh form of the Anglo-Norman ''Jean'', pronounced in English similarly to the Irish name Seán.
Notable people with the Welsh name include:
People with the sur ...
or John Edwards (c. 1605–1656), Welsh priest and translator
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Siôn Tudur or John Tudur (c. 1522–1602), Welsh-language poet
Fictional and mythical characters
* Siôn Corn, Welsh name of
Father Christmas
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Twm Siôn Cati
Twm Siôn Cati is a prominent figure in Welsh folklore. While many tales of cunning and trickery have been associated with Twm, he is also said to have been a respected antiquary, genealogist and poet and to have risen to the position of magist ...
or Welsh Wizard, Welsh figure in folklore
Other versions of Sion
People with the name "Sion" other than the Welsh name include:
People with the given name
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Sion Sono
is a Japanese filmmaker, author, and poet. Best known on the Film festival, festival circuit for the film ''Love Exposure'' (2008), he has been called "the most subversive filmmaker working in Japanese cinema today", a "Stakhanovite movement, ...
(born 1961), Japanese filmmaker and poet
People with the surname
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Constantin Sion, Moldavian chronicler
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Gheorghe Sion, Moldavian and Romanian poet and playwright
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Ioan Sion, Romanian general
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Maurice Sion (1927–2018), American-Canadian mathematician, known for
Sion's minimax theorem
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Ion Theodorescu-Sion, Romanian painter
Fictional characters
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Sion Eltnam Atlasia, a character in the dōjin soft fighter series ''Melty Blood''
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Darth Sion, a character in the video game ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords''
* Sion, the Undead Juggernaut, a playable champion character in the video game ''
League of Legends
''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...
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* Sion Todo, a character in the Japanese anime and arcade game ''
PriPara''
* Sion Barzahd, a character in ''
The Bouncer (video game)''
See also
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Sean
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name '' Yohanan'' (), Seán ( anglicized as '' Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; a ...
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John (name)
John ( ) is a common male name in the English language ultimately of Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew origin.
The English form is from Middle English ''Ioon'', ''Ihon'', ''Iohn, Jan'' (mid-12c.), itself from Old French ''Jan'', ''Jean'', ''Jehan'' (Moder ...
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Shion, a name
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Shôn, given name
References
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Welsh masculine given names
Welsh given names
Romanian-language surnames