Meanings
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Origin
* 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.
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Zane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zane
“Zane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zane. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zane.
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