Zion (name)
Zion is a given name and surname derived from the ancient Canaanite hill fortress in Jerusalem called the City of David. It is less commonly spelled Sion, Tzion, Tsion, Tsiyon, Seyon, or Tsiyyon. In Hebrew Zion is one of the 70 Names of Jerusalem. It is of Old English, Greek, and Hebrew origins.
Notable people with the given name "Zion" include
- Zion Childress, American football player
- Zion Clark, American wrestler
- Zion Cohen, Israeli footballer
- Zion Digmi, Israeli footballer
- Zion Evrony, Israeli diplomat
- Zyon Gilbert, American football player
- Zion Golan, Israeli singer
- Zion Harmon, American basketball player
- Zion Hwang, South Korean-Colombian singer-songwriter
- Zion Johnson, American football player
- Zion Levy, Israeli rabbi
- Zion Lights, British-Indian activist
- Zion Logue, American football player
- Zyon McCollum, American football player
- Zion McKinney, American football player
- Zion Merili, Israeli footballer
- Zión Moreno, American actress
- Zion Nelson, American football player
- Zion Nybeck, Swedish ice hockey player
- Zion Pinyan, Israeli politician
- Zion Redington, American wheelchair rugby player
- Zion Suzuki, Japanese footballer
- Zion Tse, American professor
- Zion Tupuola-Fetui, American football player
- Zion Tzemah, Israeli footballer
- Zion Williamson, American basketball player
- Zion Wright, American skateboarder
- Zion Young, American football player
Alternative spellings as given name
- Tsion Ben-Judah, a character in Left Behind
- Zyon Braun, German politician
- Zyon Cavalera
- Zyon Gilbert
- Zyon Maiu'u
- Zyon McCollum
- Zyon Pullin
Notable people with the surname "Zion" include
- Daniel Zion, Turkish-Israeli rabbi
- Gene Zion, American author
- Jonathan Zion (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- Naor Zion, Israeli comedian
- Nomika Zion, Israeli peace activist
- Roger H. Zion, American politician and lawyer
- Sidney Zion, American writer
- William Zion, American soldier