Meaning and background
The story behind Zion
Zion is a personal name associated with a citadel in Jerusalem. Behind the Name also records the name’s use for a Jewish homeland and for heaven, distinguishing several religious and geographical associations. The entry does not give a deeper literal derivation here. A naming story can identify the particular biblical or spiritual reference intended without treating all of these later uses as one simple translation.
- Origin
- Zion is a personal name associated with a citadel in Jerusalem. Source
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About Zion
Recorded as a dog’s name
Zion appears in 19 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/zaɪən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/zaɪən/ · primary stress on syllable 1Z AY1 AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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