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 ...

. Notable people with the Welsh name include:

People with the surname

Eleri Siôn Eleri Siôn (; born Eleri Jones on 18 January 1971) is a Welsh radio and television presenter. She currently presents The Friday Afternoon Show and The Late Show on BBC Radio Wales Monday-Thursday. Early life Born and raised on a farm in Neuadd ...

(born 1971), Welsh radio and television presenter *

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 * Sawnder Sion (16th century), Welsh poet * Delwyn Sion (born 1954), welsh singer-songwriter, director, and BAFTA nominee.

People with the given name

Siôn ap Hywel Siôn ap Hywel ap Llywelyn Fychan (fl. c.1490-1532) was a Welsh language poet. Siôn ap Hywel composed poems on themes of love and religion. He is noted for his elegy on the death of fellow Welsh poet Tudur Aled Tudur Aled (c. 1465 – 1525) wa ...

(fl. c. 1490–1532), Welsh-language poet * Sion Bebb (born 1968), Welsh golfer *

Sion Blythe Sion Blythe (January 1781 – 23 August 1835) was a Baptist pastor who assisted in creation of several churches in North Carolina and Alabama, United States in the early days of the Baptist movement. Blythe was born in western North Carolina in Ja ...

(1781–1835), American pastor *

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 * Siôn Bradford (1706–1785), Welsh-language poet * Sion Brinn (born 1973), Jamaican swimmer and coach *

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 * Siôn Ceri (fl. early 16th century), Welsh-language poet *

Sion James Sion James (born December 4, 2002) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils and the Tulane Green Wave. Early life and high school James grew up in Sugar Hill, Georgia and attended Lanier High ...

(born 2002), American basketball player * Sion Jones (cyclist) (born 1979), Welsh cyclist * Sion L. Perry (c. 1793–1874), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama * Sion Russell Jones (born 1986), Welsh singer and songwriter *

Sion Morris Sion Elgan Morris (born 6 September 1977) is a Welsh cricketer. Morris is a left-handed batsman. He was born in St Asaph, Denbighshire. Morris made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wales Minor Counties in 1998 against Cornwall. From 1 ...

(born 1977), Welsh cricketer * Siôn Phylip (1543–1620), Welsh-language poet * Sion Hart Rogers (1825–1874), American politician from North Carolina * Siôn Simon (born 1968), British politician from Birmingham Erdington *

Sion Spence Sion Spence (, born 2 October 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Hednesford Town. Club career Cardiff City Spence started his career at Cardiff City where he was awarded the club's academy player of the ...

(born 2000), Welsh footballer *

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 *

Siôn Tudur Siôn Tudur (also ''John Tudur'', c. 1522–1602) was a 16th century Welsh language poet. After serving as a yeoman in the courts of Edward VI and Mary, Siôn returned to Wales where he was tutored by Gruffudd Hiraethog Gruffudd Hiraethog (died ...

or John Tudur (c. 1522–1602), Welsh-language poet

Fictional and mythical characters

* Siôn Corn, Welsh name of

Father Christmas Father Christmas is the traditional English name for the personification of Christmas. Although now known as a Christmas gift-bringer, and typically considered to be synonymous with Santa Claus, he was originally part of a much older and unrela ...

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

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

Constantin Sion Constantin Sion, also known as Costandin or Cothi Sion (September 18, 1795 – February 27, 1862), was a Moldavian political conspirator, genealogist, and polemicist. He was born into the lower ranks of the Boyars of Moldavia and Wallachia, boyar ...

, Moldavian chronicler *

Gheorghe Sion Gheorghe Sion (May 22, 1822 – October 1, 1892) was a Moldavian, later Romanian poet, playwright, translator and memoirist. He was born in Mamornița to '' paharnic'' (royal cup-bearer) Ioniță Sion and his wife Eufrosina (''née'' Schina), th ...

, Moldavian and Romanian poet and playwright *

Ioan Sion Alecu Ioan Sion (September 28, 1890 – November 24, 1942) was a Romanian soldier and a major general in the Land Forces. Born in Pitești, he attended the military high school from Iași and then studied at the military school for artille ...

, Romanian general *

Maurice Sion Maurice Sion (17 October 1927, Skopje – 17 April 2018, Vancouver) was an American and Canadian mathematician, specializing in measure theory and game theory. He is known for Sion's minimax theorem. Biography Sion received from New York Univer ...

(1927–2018), American-Canadian mathematician, known for

Sion's minimax theorem In the mathematical area of game theory and of convex optimization, a minimax theorem is a theorem that claims that : \max_ \min_ f(x,y) = \min_ \max_f(x,y) under certain conditions on the sets X and Y and on the function f. It is always true that ...

Ion Theodorescu-Sion Ion Theodorescu-Sion (; also known as Ioan Theodorescu-Sion or Teodorescu-Sion; January 2, 1882 – March 31, 1939) was a Romanian painter and draftsman, known for his contributions to modern art and especially for his traditionalist, primitivis ...

, Romanian painter

Fictional characters

* Sion Eltnam Atlasia, a character in the dōjin soft fighter series ''Melty Blood'' *

Darth Sion The video games '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' (2003) and ''Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords'' (2004) features a large cast of characters noted for its diversity and is the subject of significant discussion ...

, 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 ...

'' * Sion Todo, a character in the Japanese anime and arcade game ''

PriPara is a Japanese arcade game by Takara Tomy and the successor of the ''Pretty Rhythm'' series of arcade games, as well as the second entry in the '' Pretty Series''. An anime television series adaptation by Tatsunoko Production and ...

'' * Sion Barzahd, a character in ''

The Bouncer (video game) is a 2000 beat 'em up video game for the PlayStation 2 developed by DreamFactory and published by Square. It was released in Japan in December 2000, in North America by Square Electronic Arts in March 2001, and in Europe by Sony Computer Enter ...

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