Zane is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Zane thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
The girl’s name Zane is a Latvian form of Susanna. The boy’s name Zane derived from an English surname and was first used as a given name by the American author Zane Grey (1872 - 1939). Zane Gray’s real name was Pearl Zane Gray, so Zane was his middle name and his mother’s maiden name. Zane is as well an anglicized form of the Arabic name Zayn. Besides, Zane can be derived from John.
The boy’s name Zane means “grace” and “beauty” (from Arabic “zayn/زَيْن”) or “Yahweh is gracious”, “Yahweh is merciful” (from John). Zane as well means “white as snow”. The female name Zane means “rose” or “lily” (from Hebrew “shoshaná/שׁוֹשַׁנָּה”).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Zane is currently ranked #2437 on the name leaderboard.
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