Zane

Zane is a unisex given name and a surname. Its Western usage derives from the Venetian form of Gianni or an alternate spelling of the German and Jewish name Zahn. ^[1] Zane can also refer to the Arabic personal name more commonly spelt Zain meaning "beautiful" or "handsome". ^[2] In Latvia, Zane is feminine given name, a shortened form of Zuzanna, with the corresponding name day of 19 February. ^{[3] [4]}

Notable people with the name Zane or Zayne include:

Given name

Masculine given name

• Zane Banks (born 1986), Australian guitarist
• Zane Beadles (born 1986), American football player
• Zane Buzby, American actress
• Zane Copeland (born 1982), American rapper better known as "Lil' Zane"
• Zane Durant (born 2004), American football player
• Zane Eglīte (born 1984), Latvian basketball player
• Zayne Emory (born 1998), American actor
• Zane Ford, American professional pickleball player
• Zane Floyd (born 1976), American murderer
• Zane Frazier (born 1966), American martial artist
• Zane Gonzalez (born 1995), American football player
• Zane Green (born 1996), Namibian cricketer
• Zane Grey (1872–1939), American author
• Zane C. Hodges (1932–2008), American pastor
• Zane Holtz (born 1987), Canadian actor
• Zane Huett (born 1997), American actor
• Zane Jordan (born 1991), Zambian swimmer
• Zane Kirchner (born 1984), South African rugby player
• Zane Lamprey (born 1976), American comedian and actor
• Zane Lewis (born 1981), American painter
• Zane Lowe (born 1973), New Zealand radio presenter
• Zane Maloney (born 2003), Barbadian racing driver
• Zane McIntyre (born 1992), American ice hockey player
• Zane Musa (1979–2015), American saxophonist
• Zane Navratil (born 1995), American professional pickleball player
• Zane Radcliffe (born 1969), British writer
• Zane Reynosa (born 1975), American hip hop artist and fashion designer known as Zane One
• Zane Robertson (born 1989), New Zealand runner
• Zane Schwenk (born 1975), American wakeboarder
• Zane Scotland (born 1982), British golfer
• Zane Smith (baseball) (born 1960), American baseball player
• Zane Smith (born 1999), American stock car racing driver
• Zane Steckler (born 2000), American rapper known as "Sematary"
• Zane Tamane (born 1983), Latvian basketball player
• Zane Taylor (footballer) (born 1957), Australian rules footballer for Geelong and Southport
• Zane Taylor (American football) (born 1988), American football center
• Zane Timpson (1995–2021), American artist and skateboarder
• Zane Tetavano (born 1990), Australian rugby league player
• Zane Williams (born 1977), American country music singer
• Zane Winslade (born 1983), New Zealand rugby player

Feminine given name

• Zane Eglīte (born 1984), Latvian basketball player
• Zane Jākobsone (born 1985), Latvian basketball player
• Zane Kaluma (born 2004), Latvian luger
• Zane Tamane (born 1983), Latvian basketball player
• Zane Skujiņa-Rubene (born 1993), Latvian politician
• Zane Vaļicka (born 1973), Latvian dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder

Surname

• The pioneer Zane family in the United States, which includes:
  • Robert Zane, English Quaker ancestor of P. Zane Grey, who came to the North American colonies in 1673
  • Ebenezer Zane (1747–1811), American pioneer, founder of Zanesville, Ohio
  • Betty Zane (1759–1823), sister of Ebenezer
• Alex Zane (born 1979), British television and radio presenter
• Arnie Zane (1947–1988), American dancer and choreographer
• Billy Zane (born 1966), American actor
• Carolyn Zane (born 1958), American romance novelist
• Charles S. Zane (1831–1915), American judge and first chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court
• Clayton Zane (born 1977), Australian soccer player
• Frank Zane (born 1942), American bodybuilder and teacher
• Gheorghe Zane (1897–1978), Romanian economist
• Joe Zane (born 1971), American artist
• John Maxcy Zane (1863–1937), American lawyer
• John Peder Zane (born 1962), American journalist
• Lisa Zane (born 1961), American actress
• Matt Zane (born 1974), American musician
• Matteo Zane (died 1605), Patriarch of Venice from 1600 to 1605
• Randolph Zane (1887–1918), American marine
• Raymond Zane (born 1939), American politician

Pseudonyms

• Zane, a pseudonym of Kristina Laferne Roberts, American author of erotic fiction novels

Characters

• Zane (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago
• Zane Bennett, in the television series H₂O: Just Add Water , played by Burgess Abernethy
• Zane Cobriana, in The Kiesha'ra novels by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
• Zane Donovan, in the American television series Eureka
• Zane Park, in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Zane Truesdale, in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime and manga series
• Zane Yama, in the Marvel Comics universe
• Zane Zaminski, in the 1996 film The Arrival, played by Charlie Sheen
• Zane, the main character of On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
• Zane, in The Uglies series of young adult novels by Scott Westerfeld
• Zane, in the television series K.C. Undercover
• Zayne Carrick, in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic comics
• Zane, a Mistborn in the Brandon Sanderson novel Mistborn: The Well of Ascension

Related

• Zanesville (disambiguation)
• Zane's Trace
• Zane's Tracts

See also

• Zane (disambiguation)
• Zain (disambiguation)
• Zayin

References

1. Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 655. ISBN   978-0-19-977169-1.
2. Baalbaki, Rohi (1995). AL-MAWRID Arabic-English Dictionary (7th ed.). Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin. p. 598. ISBN   9953902313.
3. "19 February: Name Day". NameDayCalendar.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
4. "Zane - A natural unisex name". Cuqui Baby Names. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2025.