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Sion like Zion

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ladycarlotta · 12/10/2018 13:57

This is for baby's middle name, not first.

My grandfather died very recently and we wanted to honour him somehow through our baby's name. The place he lived (not in Israel) had Sion as a part of its name, and he really loved it there - I also had a really happy childhood visiting. His name was John and I like that Sion is spelt (but not pronounced) like a Welsh variation on that name (my cousin, who is Welsh, has named her son another variation).

But I'm concerned that it is just a variant spelling of Zion, and I feel like putting that in a child's name could be quite inflammatory in our current time. I have some Jewish heritage, and quite a few liberal Jewish friends who discuss Zionism often and passionately - I just don't know if the name can ever come without any political or religious baggage? If you saw it in a child's middle name, what would you think?

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MyBeloved · 12/10/2018 13:59

Ignore the ignorant bigots and go for it. Zion/Sion is an amazing name.

Pemba · 12/10/2018 15:35

For Sion I'd just think the child had Welsh connections, and I'm sure so would most people. But even if it were Zion, I wouldn't let people's prejudices stop me, not for a middle name.

I don't know if I would be brave enough to give as a first name though, which is ridiculous probably but there are weird people out there.

Pemba · 12/10/2018 15:36

I mean Sion fine for first or middle name, Zion fine for middle name, but I'd maybe be a bit wary of giving it as a first name.

buscaution · 12/10/2018 16:22

It's a middle name. Nobody uses them or cares enough to analyse them

Sungura · 12/10/2018 16:26

Sion is a nice name. 👍

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