Siôn

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:

• Burchard of Mount Sion (13th century), German traveler and writer
• Eleri Siôn (born 1971), Welsh radio and television presenter
• Ion Theodorescu-Sion (1882–1939), Romanian painter and draftsman
• 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

See also

• Siôn Corn, Welsh name of Father Christmas