Zane

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Zane (pronounced /ˈzeɪn/ "zayn" ) is a name of Semitic origin. In English-speaking countries it is used as both a given name and surname. Variant written forms in English include: Zain, Zaine and Zayne.

Contents 1 People 2 Surname 3 Fictional Characters 4 Places 5 Other 6 See also

[edit] People

• Zane Grey, American author.
• Zane Lamprey, American comedian and actor.
• Zane Smith, a baseball pitcher.
• Zane Lowe, BBC Radio DJ.
• Lil' Zane, Atlanta rapper and model.
• Zane Floyd, American mass murderer.
• Zane - author of African-American erotica.

Zane Dennis Scientist and amateur sreenwriter and tutor

• Zane Websdale , Nathan Websdale's cat who died 28 June 2009 in a car crash

[edit] Surname

• Robert Zane, Quaker English immigrant to New Jersey in 1673, ancestor of Zane family below.
• The pioneer Zane family in the United States, which includes:
  • Ebenezer Zane (1747–1811), American pioneer born in Virginia, road builder to the western territory and land speculator
  • Betty Zane (1759–1823), sister of Ebenezer, Virginia heroine of the American Revolutionary War
  • Isaac Zane (1753-1816), brother of two above, captured at age nine in Virginia and adopted by Wyandot Indians, lived with tribe for 17 years and married White Crane, the daughter of Chief Trahe, pioneered with family and founded Zanesfield, Ohio
  • Elizabeth Burton Zane Conley (1838–1879), granddaughter of Isaac and White Crane (above), member of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas and mother of Lyda Conley

• Alex Zane (born 1979), English presenter, stand-up comedian and DJ.
• Billy Zane, film actor and model
• Clayton Zane (born 1977), Australian soccer player
• Frank Zane (born 1942), American former professional bodybuilder and teacher
• Joe Zane (born 1971), American artist
• Lisa Zane, Hollywood film actress and elder sister of Billy Zane
• Randolph Zane, United States Marine Corps officer during WWI, awarded Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross

(Note that also in some societies, A Zane is known as someone of high rank and of high powerful)

[edit] Fictional Characters

• Zane Cobriana, fictional character in The Kiesha'ra Series
• Zane, a fictional character in the Incarnations of Immortality series by Piers Anthony
• Zane Bennett, a fictional character in the TV series H₂O: Just Add Water, played by Burgess Abernethy
• Zane Truesdale, a fictional character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga series
• Zane, a fictional character in The Uglies series, a young adult book series by Scott Westerfeld

[edit] Places

• Zanesville, Ohio
• Zanesfield, Ohio
• Zane Township, Logan County, Ohio
• Zane's Trace, an early road.
• Zane Hills, Alaska
• Zane, Utah

[edit] Other

• 21991 Zane, a Main belt Asteroid.
• USS Zane (DD-337), a destroyer in the U.S. Navy.

[edit] See also

• Zayin
• Zaynab (name)

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