Zion Name Meaning & Origin
Zion
Pronunciation: ZIY-ahn, ZIY-ən (key)
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We call our 8-year old son Zi-Zi or Zi-rockets (he is a quick lil guy)
- Meanings and history of the name Zion
"a sign" another name for Heaven or Israel found in the Bible.
- Famous real-life people named Zion
Lauryn Hill had a son named Zion with one of Bob Marley's sons.
Zion Malachi Airamis Wade (b. 2007), son of American professional basketball player Dwyane Wade- Zion in song, story & screen
Lauryn Hill wrote a beautiful song called "Zion" about her son
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Zion is a biblical term for the promised land. For Rastafarians it means a utopia or heaven on earth, and it is also widely associated with the drive for a Jewish homeland and with the ideals of the Mormon church. Zion wasn't often considered as a name until musicians Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley (son of Rasta legend Bob Marley) chose it for their son. Scores of parents are now following their example.
From The Baby Name Wizard by Laura Wattenberg. Buy the book