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in reply to a message by Anneza, nsi
Sorry for the lateness of this answer --
Zion became fairly common for Black boys in the USA after singer Lauryn Hill named her son Zion in 1997. Her husband, Rohan Marley, is a son of the famous reggae singer Bob Marley. They chose the name because Bob Marley, a Rastafarian, was often called "The Lion of Zion." In 1998 Lauryn Hill featured a song called "To Zion" on her first solo album. The song included the line "Now the joy of my world is in Zion!"
All of the above, plus the fact that it could be seen as a "different but not too different" switch from names like Brian and Ryan, caused Zion to boom in the USA in the early 2000s. It is now sometimes given to girls as well as boys.
Zion became fairly common for Black boys in the USA after singer Lauryn Hill named her son Zion in 1997. Her husband, Rohan Marley, is a son of the famous reggae singer Bob Marley. They chose the name because Bob Marley, a Rastafarian, was often called "The Lion of Zion." In 1998 Lauryn Hill featured a song called "To Zion" on her first solo album. The song included the line "Now the joy of my world is in Zion!"
All of the above, plus the fact that it could be seen as a "different but not too different" switch from names like Brian and Ryan, caused Zion to boom in the USA in the early 2000s. It is now sometimes given to girls as well as boys.
This message was edited 2/16/2015, 7:18 AM
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