Zane

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 because of the resemblance to, or because Italian surnames such as  and  derive from the equivalent name.
 * In some cases, a respelling of, which is of origin.

Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1795. From. Name of a character in the play Pūt, vējiņi (1913) by Rainis.

Related terms

 * Sanita
 * Zuzanna