"Sion" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sion
  1. Alternative spelling of Zion Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Zion
    Sense id: en-Sion-en-name-8ZRXJPc5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 28 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 59 21 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Sion}} French Sion, {{der|en|la|Sedunum}} Latin Sedunum Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sion
  1. A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland. Categories (place): Cantonal capitals, Cities in Switzerland, Municipalities of Switzerland, Places in Switzerland, Towns in Switzerland Translations (capital of Valais, Switzerland): Sitten (Albanian), سيون (Arabic), Сьён (Sʹjon) (Belarusian), সাইয়ন (śaiẏon) (Bengali), Сион (Sion) (Bulgarian), Sitten (Cebuano), Сьон (Sʲon) (Chechen), 錫永 (Chinese Mandarin), 锡永 (Xīyǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), Сьон (Sʹon) (Chuvash), Siono (Esperanto), Sion (Franco-Provençal), Sion [feminine] (French), სიონი (sioni) (Georgian), Sitten [neuter] (German), Sitte [Alemannic-German] (German), Σιόν (Sión) (Greek), סיון (siwàn) [masculine] (Hebrew), Sion (Italian), シオン (Shion) (Japanese), 시옹 (siong) (Korean), Sedunum (Latin), Sjona (Latvian), Sionas (Lithuanian), سیون (Persian), Sião (Portuguese), Сьон (Sʹon) (Russian), ซียง (Thai), Сьйон (Sʹjon) (Ukrainian), سیون (syon) (Urdu), سیؤن (Western Panjabi), סיטען (siten) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Sion-en-name-dZO9fwRQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: Sions [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gl|Sión}} Galician Sión, {{bor|en|fr|Sion}} French Sion, {{m|fr|Michon}} Michon Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Sion (plural Sions)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Sion-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English surnames from French",
    "English surnames from Galician",
    "English uncountable nouns"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gl",
        "3": "Sión"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician Sión",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "Sion"
      },
      "expansion": "French Sion",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "Michon"
      },
      "expansion": "Michon",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Two main origins:\n* Borrowed from Galician Sión, a habitational surname from a place in Pontevedra province.\n* Borrowed from French Sion, a reduced form of the personal name Michon.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Sions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Sion (plural Sions)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sion"
}

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