Sion

Siôn or Sion (Welsh pronunciation: [ʃoːn]) is a Welsh form of the given name John, pronounced in English identically to the Irish name Seán. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Eleri Siôn (born 1971), Welsh radio and television presenter
Llywelyn Siôn (1540–c. 1615), Welsh-language poet
Sawnder Sion (16th century), Welsh poet
Given name:
Siôn ap Hywel (fl. c. 1490–1532), Welsh-language poet
Sion Bebb (born 1968), Welsh golfer
Sion Blythe (1781–1835), American pastor
Sion Record Bostick (1819–1902), American soldier
Siôn Bradford (1706–1785), Welsh-language poet
Sion Brinn (born 1973), Jamaican swimmer and coach
Siôn Cent (c. 1400–1435/40), Welsh-language poet
Siôn Ceri (fl. early 16th century), Welsh-language poet
Siôn Corn, Welsh name of Father Christmas
Sion Jones (born 1979), Welsh cyclist
Sion Russell Jones (born 1986), Welsh singer and songwriter
Sion Morris (born 1977), Welsh cricketer
Siôn Aled Owen, Welsh politician from Wrexham
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 Sono (born 1961), Japanese filmmaker and poet
Siôn Treredyn or John Edwards (c. 1605–1656), Welsh priest and translator
Siôn Tudur or John Tudur (c. 1522–1602), Welsh-language poet
Twm Siôn Cati or Welsh Wizard, Welsh figure in folklore
Fictional characters:
Sion Eltnam Atlasia, a character in the dōjin soft fighter series Melty Blood
Darth Sion, a character in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Sion the Undead Champion, a playable champion in the game League of Legends

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Fortified hill of pre-Israelite Jerusalem; symbol of heaven.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Sion Sono	1961	Japanese filmmaker, author and poet
2	Siôn Simon	1968	Politician, activist
3	Eleri Siôn	1971	Welsh radio and television presenter
4	Darth Sion		Character in a Star Wars role-playing video game
5	Bia Sion	1960	Brazilian actress
6	Sion Assidon	1948
7	Siôn Cent	1367	Welsh poet (c.1400)
8	Sion Segre Amar	1910	Italian writer
9	Burchard of Mount Sion
10	Hans Sion	1911
11	Sion Bennett	1993
12	Sion Russell Jones		British singer
13	Sion Bebb	1968	Professional golfer
14	Sion Record Bostick	1819	United States Army soldier
15	Sion Brinn	1973	Jamaican-British swimmer, Olympic athlete, coach
16	Romano Sion	1971	Dutch footballer
17	Jules Sion	1879
18	Sion Hart Rogers	1825	Confederate Army officer
19	Gheorghe Sion	1822	Moldavian-born Romanian poet, playwright, translator and memoiris
20	Sion Jones	1979	Welsh racing cyclist
21	Llywelyn Siôn	1540	Welsh poet
22	Sion Philip Sagala
23	Sion Blythe	1781	American minister
24	Sion Harris	1811
25	Siôn Tudur		Welsh poet
26	Siôn Phylip	1543	Welsh writer
27	Constantin Sion	1796
28	Paul Sion	1886	French politician
29	Ioan Sion	1890	Romanian general
30	Siôn Bradford	1706	Welsh poet
31	Siôn Ceri		Welsh poet
32	Sawnder Sion		Poet
33	Siôn Dafydd Rhys	1534	Welsh scholar
34	Sion Morris	1977	Cricketer
35	Siôn Blewyn Coch		Fictional fox
36	Georges Sion	1913	Belgian playwright
37	Edward M. Sion
38	Siôn ap Hywel	1490	Welsh poet
39	Siôn Abel		Welsh poet
40	Siôn Aubrey Roberts
41	Siôn Aled Owen		British politician
42	Sion Edwards	1987	British association football player
43	Steve Sion
44	Guy Sion
45	Sion de Bavonq
46	Siôn Conwy
47	Siôn ap Hywel ap Llywelyn Fychan
48	Sion Alun	1955
49	Siôn Brwynog
50	Siôn ap Hywel Gwyn
51	Siôn Cadwaladr	1800	Poet from Meirionnydd
52	Sion Trevor		Welsh landowner (d. 1589) from Trefalyn
53	John Wyn ap Cadwaladr		Welsh politician
54	Siôn Dafydd Las
55	Siôn Jobbins
56	Sion Wenban	1848	Artist