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/ʃoːn/ · Welsh
01 / Meaning & origin
Siôn is a masculine given name documented in Welsh. English Wiktionary traces it to Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן via English, Late Latin and Koine Greek.
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Equivalent of English John, from Late Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān). Doublet of Ifan and Iwan.
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