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Zane

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See also: zane, zâne, zañe, zanë, zãne, and źaňë́-

English

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Etymology

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  • 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

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Zane

  1. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Anagrams

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Italian

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Proper noun

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Zane m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Anagrams

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Latvian

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Etymology

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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

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Zane f

  1. a female given name
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References

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  • 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.