Zane

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See also: zane, zâne, zañe, and zanë

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

  1. A male given name transferred from the surname

Anagrams

Italian

Proper noun

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Zane

  1. a surname

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

  1. a female given name.

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Zane was the only given name of 5353 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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