Zane
Zane is a surname which was popularized as a given name through the popular American writer Zane Grey. Grey's given name was Pearl but he instead adopted his middle name, from his mother's family name, as a pen name.
Places
The following places take the name of the Ohio Zane family
- Zanesville, Ohio
- Zanesfield, Ohio
- Zane Township, Logan County, Ohio
- Zane's Trace, frontier road in Ohio
People
Given name
- Zane (Latvian pronunciation: [zane]) American masculine name, different form of John. Also an Arabic masculine name. Plus Latvian feminine name, which is derived from Zuzanna, a name originating from English Shoshannah meaning white waterlily.[1]
- 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 Eglīte (born 1984), Latvian basketball 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 Jākobsone (born 1985), Latvian basketball player
- 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 McIntyre (born 1992), American ice hockey player
- Zane Musa (1979–2015), American saxophonist
- Zane Radcliffe (born 1969), British writer
- Zane Robertson (born 1989), New Zealand runner
- Zane Schwenk (born 1975), American wakeboarder
- Zane Scotland (born 1982), British golfer
- Zane Smith (born 1960), American baseball player
- Zane Tamane (born 1983), Latvian basketball player
- Zane Taylor (born 1988), American football player
- Zane Tetavano (born 1990), Australian rugby league player
- Zane Williams (born 1977), American country music singer
- Zane Winslade (born 1983), New Zealand rugby player
- Zane Storrie (born 1899), Australian Engineer
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
- Randolph Zane (1887–1918), American marine
- Raymond Zane (born 1939), American politician
Pseudonyms
- Zane (author) is a pseudonym of Kristina Laferne Roberts, author of erotic fiction novels.
- Zane (musician) is a pseudonym of Andrew Siguake, rapper, singer and music producer
Fictional characters
- Zane Julien, a character from the animated TV series Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
- Zanni, a character type in commedia dell'arte.
- 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 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
Other
- 21991 Zane, a main belt asteroid
- USS Zane (DD-337), American warship, named after Randolph Zane
- Zane State College, Ohio
See also
References
- ^ Siliņš, Klāvs (1990). Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca (in Latvian). Rīga: Zinātne. ISBN 5796602780.
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