Zane
English
Etymology
- The usage seems to date from the American writer Zane Grey (1875-1939), born Pearl Zane Gray. It was the surname of his mother's family, of unknown meaning.
- Sometimes explained as a form of John because of the resemblance to Shane, or because Italian surnames such as Zanelli and Zanetto derive from the equivalent name Giovanni.
Proper noun
Zane
- A male given name transferred from the surname
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Italian
Proper noun
Zane
- a surname
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Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1795. From Zuzanna (“Susan”). Name of a character in the play Pūt, vējiņi (1913) by Rainis.
Proper noun
Zane f
- a female given name