name
Pétion
peh-SYOHN
/peɪˈsjɔ̃/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
pétion
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Haitian Creole/French (Haiti)
- Meaning
- Surname used as given name; Alexandre Pétion was the first president of the Republic of Haiti's southern state
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Petion
Pronunciation tips
The accent on 'é' signals a closed 'ay' vowel. '-tion' in French is '-syohn' with a nasal. Pétion-Ville is a commune in Haiti.
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