name
Tsion
TSEE-on
/ˈtsiːɒn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
tsion
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Amharic/Ge'ez (Ethiopia)
- Meaning
- Zion; the promised land; Ethiopia is frequently called 'the New Zion' in Ethiopian Orthodox theology
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Zion, Sion
Common mispronunciations
Saying ZY-on; the Amharic pronunciation keeps a crisp initial TS cluster
Pronunciation tips
One or two syllables depending on speaker; the TS- cluster is pronounced as in 'tsar'; deeply significant in Ethiopian Orthodox and Rastafari traditions
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