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 (born 2002), American football player
- Zion Clark (born 1997), American wrestler
- Zion Cohen (born 1983), Israeli footballer
- Zion Digmi (born 1942), Israeli footballer
- Zion Evrony, Israeli diplomat
- Zyon Gilbert (born 1999), American football player
- Zion Golan (born 1955), Israeli singer
- Zion Harmon (born 2002), American basketball player
- Zion Hwang (born 1997/1998), South Korean-Colombian singer-songwriter
- Zion Johnson (born 1999), American football player
- Zion Levy (1925âÂÂ2008), Israeli rabbi
- Zion Lights (born 1984), British-Indian activist
- Zion Logue (born 2001), American football player
- Zyon McCollum (born 1999), American football player
- Zion McKinney (born 1958), American football player
- Zion Merili (born 1957), Israeli footballer
- Zión Moreno (born 1995), American actress
- Zion Nelson (born 2001), American football player
- Zion Nybeck (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player
- Zion Pinyan (born 1951), Israeli politician
- Zion Redington (born 2006), American wheelchair rugby player
- Zion Suzuki (born 2002), Japanese footballer
- Zion Tse, American professor
- Zion Tupuola-Fetui (born 2000), American football player
- Zion Tzemah (born 1990), Israeli footballer
- Zion Williamson (born 2000), American basketball player
- Zion Wright (born 1999), American skateboarder
- Zion Young (born 2004), American football player
Alternative spellings as given name
Notable people with the surname "Zion" include
Alternative spellings as surname
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