English word origin

Etymology of Sion

From French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionSionfr
Derivation mentionSedunumla

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗

name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionSióngl
Borrowed-form mentionSionfr

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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