Zane (name)

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Zane is a female and male given name and a family name .

Origin and meaning

The first name used in Latvian is a form of Susanna .

The male first name variant comes from an English surname of unknown meaning. It was introduced as a first name by the American author Zane Gray (1872-1939). Zane was actually his middle name: it was his mother's maiden name.

Well-known namesake

Female

  • Zane Bērziņa (* 1971), Latvian designer, artist, researcher and professor

Male

family name

  • Arnie Zane (1948–1988), American photographer, dancer and choreographer
  • Billy Zane (born 1966), American actor and director
  • Clayton Zane (born 1977), Australian soccer player
  • Ebenezer Zane (1747–1811), American pioneer, road builder and property speculator
  • Frank Zane (born 1942), American bodybuilder
  • Ilaria Zane (* 1992), Italian triathlete
  • Lisa Zane (born 1961), American actress

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Zane (2). Retrieved May 23, 2019 .
  2. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Zane (1). Retrieved May 23, 2019 .