Zane
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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.
- In some cases, a respelling of Zayn, which is of Arabic origin.
Proper noun
Zane
- A male given name transferred from the surname
Anagrams
Italian
Proper noun
Zane m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams
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
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References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Zane was the only given name of 5353 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.