Zane
English
editEtymology
edit- 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
editZane
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Anagrams
editItalian
editProper noun
editZane m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams
editLatvian
editEtymology
editFirst 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
editZane f
- a female given name
Related terms
editReferences
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from surnames
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian nouns with multiple genders
- Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense
- Italian surnames
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian proper nouns
- Latvian feminine nouns
- Latvian given names
- Latvian female given names