The name Zane may be a given name or a surname. Its western usage derives from the Venetian form of ''Gianni'' or an alternate spelling of the German and Jewish name ''Zahn''. An Arabic name Zain, Zayn, or as it is often anglicized Zane, is an Arabic personal name meaning "beauty, grace". It was popularized as a given name in the early 20th century through the American writer

Zane Grey Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontie ...

. Zayne is an alternative spelling. Notable people with the name Zane or Zayne include:

Given name

Zane

Zane Banks Zane Banks (born 1986) is an Australian guitarist from Sydney, who plays both classical and electric guitars in a variety of musical genres. Banks premiered the 1-hour long solo electric guitar work, ''Ingwe'', by composer Georges Lentz. Biog ...

(born 1986), Australian guitarist *

Zane Beadles Zane Dae Beadles (born November 19, 1986) is a former American football guard who played nine seasons in the NFL. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sa ...

(born 1986), American football player *

Zane Buzby Zane Buzby is an American director, actress, and philanthropist. Life and career Zane Buzby grew up in East Meadow, New York, and graduated with honors from Hofstra University with degrees in performance and dramatic literature. She began her ...

, American actress *

Zane Copeland Zane Copeland, Jr. (born July 11, 1982), better known as Lil' Zane or simply Zane, is an American rapper. He is perhaps best known for his single " Callin' Me" (featuring 112) from his debut studio album '' Young World: The Future'' (2000). Ea ...

(born 1982), American rapper better known as "Lil' Zane" * Zane Eglīte (born 1984), Latvian basketball player *

Zayne Emory Zayne Emory (born June 3, 1998) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his role as J. C. Spink in the ABC's situation comedy ''The Goldbergs (2013 TV series), The Goldbergs''. Biography Emory was born in McMinnville, Oregon. He dev ...

(born 1998), American actor *

Zane Francis The name Zane may be a given name or a surname. Its western usage derives from the Venetian form of ''Gianni'' or an alternate spelling of the German and Jewish name ''Zahn''. An Arabic name Zain, Zayn, or as it is often anglicized Zane, is an Arab ...

, Australian singer and Triple J Unearthed National Indigenous Winner at the

National Indigenous Music Awards 2015 The National Indigenous Music Awards 2015 are the 12th annual National Indigenous Music Awards. The nominations were announced on 10 July 2015 and the awards ceremony was held on 22 July 2015. For the first time in National Indigenous Music Aw ...

Zane Floyd Zane Michael Floyd (born September 20, 1975) is an American convicted mass murderer who at the age of 23 killed four people and injured another in a supermarket in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 3, 1999. After being convicted of the murders, Floyd wa ...

(born 1976), American murderer *

Zane Frazier Zane Troy Frazier (born July 16, 1966) is an American former karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division. After a successful career in karate during the 1980s in which he won numerous international accol ...

(born 1966), American martial artist *

Zane Gonzalez Holden Fortunato Gonzalez (born May 7, 1995) is an American football placekicker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State University and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Zane Green Zane Edward Green (born 11 October 1996) is a Namibian cricketer who made his senior debut for the Namibian national side in September 2013, aged 16. He is a wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman. Under-19 career A left-handed wicket-keeper/bat ...

(born 1996), Namibian cricketer *

(1872–1939), American author *

Zane C. Hodges Zane Clark Hodges (June 15, 1932 – November 23, 2008) was an American pastor, seminary professor, and Bible scholar. Some of the views he is known for are these: *"Free Grace theology," a view that holds that eternal life is received as a fre ...

(1932–2008), American pastor *

Zane Holtz Zane-Ray Brodie Holtz (born January 18, 1987) is a Canadian actor and model. He is best known for playing Richie Gecko on the El Rey Network television series '' From Dusk till Dawn: The Series'' (2014–2016) and K.O. Kelly on The CW series '' ...

(born 1987), Canadian actor *

Zane Huett Zane Alexander James Huett (born May 9, 1997) is an American actor. Zane is most famous for his featured role on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives'' playing the role of Parker Scavo, the younger son ...

(born 1997), American actor * Zane Jākobsone (born 1985), Latvian basketball player *

Zane Jordan Zane Jordan (born 18 July 1991 in Mufulira, Zambia)J ...

(born 1991), Zambian swimmer *

Zane Kirchner Zane Kirchner (born 16 June 1984) is a South African professional rugby union player. Previously he played at fullback for the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. Born in George, Western Cape, Kirchner attended PW Botha Co ...

(born 1984), South African rugby player *

Zane Lamprey Zane Lamprey (born April 2, 1972 in Syracuse, New York, United States) is a comedian, actor, editor, producer, and writer for television and movies. Personal life Lamprey grew up in Syracuse and attended SUNY Cortland, where he majored in fin ...

(born 1976), American comedian and actor *

Zane Lewis Zane Lewis (born 1981) is an American visual artist based in Brooklyn, New York.Slenske, Michael"Spray It Loud" '' Wmagazine.com'', 10 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014. His abstract paintings and sculptures reference color field painting, poin ...

(born 1981), American painter *

Zane Lowe Alexander Zane Reid Lowe (born 7 August 1973) is a New Zealand radio DJ, live DJ, record producer, and television presenter. After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence thro ...

(born 1973), New Zealand radio presenter *

Zane McIntyre Zane McIntyre (né Gothberg; born August 20, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey ...

(born 1992), American ice hockey player *

Zane Musa Zane Musa (January 1, 1979 – February 2, 2015) is an Alto/Soprano/Tenor saxophonist and vocalist, most widely known for his command of the saxophone. Zane Musa was raised in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles but his work is known worldwide. ...

(1979–2015), American saxophonist *

Zane Navratil Zane Denis Navratil is an American professional pickleball player. He is ranked No. 3 in singles play by the Pro Pickleball Association (PPA) and No. 9 and 2 for doubles and singles respectively by the Association of Pickleball Professionals (APP ...

(born 1995), a professional pickleball player * Zane Radcliffe (born 1969), British writer * Zane Reynosa (born 1975), American hip hop artist and fashion designer *

Zane Robertson Zane Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand middle and long-distance runner. He lives in Iten, Kenya. At the age of 17 he and his twin brother Jake moved from New Zealand to Iten, Kenya, to further their running careers. Career H ...

(born 1989), New Zealand runner *

Zane Schwenk Zane Schwenk (born July 17, 1975 in Sarasota, Florida, USA) is a professional Wakeboarder. He now lives in Winter Haven, Florida. He started professional wakeboarding in 1993 and is still active in the sport today. 2008 marked his 15th year as a ...

(born 1975), American wakeboarder *

Zane Scotland Zane Leo Scotland (born 17 July 1982) is an English professional golfer. Scotland was born in Manchester and educated at The John Fisher School in Surrey. In 1997 he won a competition to find a British Tiger Woods. He went on to have a successf ...

(born 1982), British golfer * Zane Smith (born 1960), American baseball player *

Zane Tamane Zane Tamane (née Teilāne; born September 24, 1983) is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for Nadezhda Orenburg and Latvia women's national basketball team. Tamane, who is 2.00m tall, was the first female basketball player in ...

(born 1983), Latvian basketball player * Zane Taylor (born 1988), American football player *

Zane Tetavano Zane Tetevano (born 4 November 1991) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Super League. He has played for both the Cook Islands national rugby league team, Cook Islands and New Zeala ...

(born 1990), Australian rugby league player *

Zane Williams Zane Williams (born 1977) is an American country music singer. He is best known for his song "Hurry Home", covered by Jason Michael Carroll. Career Zane Williams is an anomaly in today's country music scene, a modern-day “throwback” who is ...

(born 1977), American country music singer * Zane Winslade (born 1983), New Zealand rugby player

Surname

* The pioneer

Zane family The Zane family was important to the early history and settlement of western Virginia and the U.S. state of Ohio. Brothers Ebenezer (1747–1811) and Isaac Zane both served in the Virginia House of Delegates before moving westward. They laid ou ...

in the United States, which includes: ** Robert Zane, English Quaker ancestor of P.

, who came to the North American colonies in 1673 **

Ebenezer Zane Ebenezer Zane (October 7, 1747 – Nov. 19, 1811) was an American pioneer, soldier, politician, road builder and land speculator. Born in the Colony of Virginia (possibly near what became Moorefield, West Virginia), Zane established a settle ...

(1747–1811), American pioneer, founder of Zanesville Ohio **

Betty Zane Elizabeth Zane McLaughlin Clark (July 19, 1765 – August 23, 1823) was a heroine of the Revolutionary War on the American frontier. She was the daughter of William Andrew Zane and Nancy Ann (née Nolan) Zane, and the sister of Ebenezer Zane ...

(1759–1823), sister of Ebenezer *

Alex Zane Alex Zane (born Faris Alexander L. Albayaty; 3 March 1979) is a British television presenter and DJ. Early and personal life Zane was born in Leeds and attended Boston Spa School before going on to study Medicine at University College London, ...

(born 1979), British television and radio presenter *

Arnie Zane Arnie Zane (September 26, 1948 – March 30, 1988) was an American photographer, choreographer, and dancer. He is best known as the co-founder and co-artistic director of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. Early years The second so ...

(1947–1988), American dancer and choreographer *

Billy Zane William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor. His breakthrough role was in the 1989 Australian film ''Dead Calm'', a performance that earned him a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promi ...

(born 1966), American actor *

Carolyn Zane Carolyn Pizzuti is an American author of romance novels under the pen name Carolyn Zane. She has also been published as Suzy Pizzuti. Biography Carolyn was born to Douglas Owen Tope and Mary Patricia Willis and raised in Southern California. ...

(born 1958), American romance novelist *

Charles S. Zane Charles Shuster Zane (March 2, 1831 – March 29, 1915) was a legal associate of Abraham Lincoln, an anti-polygamy judge in the Territorial Supreme Court in Utah Territory, and the first chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court after statehood ...

(1831–1915), American judge and first chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court *

Clayton Zane Clayton Zane (born 12 July 1977) is an Australian association football coach and former player, who played as a striker. In the 2001 season, he was the top scorer and awarded the Kniksen award as Striker of the Year in Norway. He earned 14 cap ...

(born 1977), Australian soccer player *

Frank Zane Frank Zane (born June 28, 1942) is a retired American professional bodybuilder and author. He is a three-time Mr. Olympia, and his physique is considered one of the greatest in the history of bodybuilding due to his meticulous focus on symmetry ...

(born 1942), American bodybuilder and teacher *

Gheorghe Zane Gheorghe Zane (April 11, 1897 – May 22, 1978) was a Romanian economist and historian. Born in Galați, he attended Vasile Alecsandri National College before enrolling in the law faculty of the University of Iași. He graduated from that instit ...

(1897–1978), Romanian economist * Joe Zane (born 1971), American artist *

John Maxcy Zane John Maxcy Zane (March 26, 1863December 6, 1937) was an American lawyer. Zane was born in Springfield, Illinois. He was admitted to the bar in 1888 and spent eleven years practicing law in the state of Utah. Zane would spend the remainder of his ...

(1863–1937), American lawyer *

John Peder Zane John Peder Zane (born May 27, 1962) is an American journalist who is a columnist for RealClearPolitics and Articles Editor for RealClearInvestigations. His national awards include the Distinguished Writing Award for Commentary from the American S ...

(born 1962), American journalist *

Lisa Zane Lisa Zane (born Elizabeth Frances Zane; April 5, 1961) is an American actress and singer. Personal life Zane was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Thalia and William George Zane Sr., founders of a medical technical school. Her family's ...

(born 1961), American actress *

Matt Zane Matt "The Lord" Zane (born Matthew Zicari; October 7, 1974) is an American singer, musician, suspension artist, and author. Biography Zane was born Matthew Zicari in Rochester, New York. After graduating from Musicians Institute of Technolog ...

(born 1974), American musician *

Matteo Zane Matteo Zane (died 1605) was the Patriarch of Venice from 1600 to 1605. Biography Prior to his election as Patriarch Zane had served the government of Venice. He had been ambassador or holder of similar office to Urbino, Portugal, Spain, Austria ...

(died 1605), Patriarch of Venice from 1600 to 1605 *

Randolph Zane Randolph Talcott Zane (August 12, 1887 – October 24, 1918) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War I. He was awarded the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions while holding the town of Bou ...

(1887–1918), American marine * Raymond Zane (born 1939), American politician

Pseudonyms

Zane (author) Zane (born 1966/1967) is the pseudonym of Kristina Laferne Roberts, author of erotic fiction novels. She is best known for her novel ''Addicted''. Biography Kristina Laferne Roberts grew up in Washington DC and Silver Spring Maryland with her ...

is a pseudonym of Kristina Laferne Roberts, author of erotic fiction novels

Characters

* Zane, from the animated TV series ''

Ninjago Lego Ninjago is a Lego theme that was created in 2011 and a flagship brand of The Lego Group. It is the first theme to be based on ninja since the discontinuation of the Lego Ninja theme in 2000. Whilst it retains some elements of the previous ...

'' * Zane Bennett in the television series '' H₂O: Just Add Water'', played by Burgess Abernethy *

Zane Cobriana ''The Kiesha'ra Series'' is a set of five fantasy novels written by the young adult author, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, which focus on several races of shapeshifters In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shape-shifting is the ab ...

in ''The Kiesha'ra'' novels by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes *

Zane Donovan This is a list of characters from the Syfy original series ''Eureka''. Overview Main characters Supporting characters Guest stars * Ming-Na Wen as U.S. Senator Michaela Wen (7 episodes, 2011-2012) * Wallace Shawn as Dr. Warren Hughes (3 ...

in the American television series ''Eureka'' *

Zane Park ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television programme, television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV Television Network, CTV on October ...

in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *

Zane Truesdale This is the list of characters in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' animated series. The official English anime and the English manga by VIZ Media have changed character names. Main characters ; : :The main protagonist of the series. He is described as an ...

in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' anime and manga series *

Zane Yama Marvel Comics 2 is an imprint (trade name), imprint from Marvel Comics whose comic books depict an alternative future timeline for the Marvel Universe. The imprint was spun off from the events of ''What If (comics), What If?'' #105 (February 1998), ...

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 ''On a Pale Horse'' is a fantasy novel by Piers Anthony, first published in 1983. It is the first of eight books in the '' Incarnations of Immortality'' series. The book focuses on Zane, a photographer about to commit suicide who instead kills ...

'' by Piers Anthony * Zane in ''

The Uglies series ''Uglies'' is a book series by Scott Westerfeld for young adults. Westerfeld originally intended for ''Uglies'' to be a trilogy. However, after publishing the series' first three novels, ''Uglies'', ''Pretties'', and '' Specials'', he ultimately ...

'' of young adult novels by Scott Westerfeld * Zane, in the television series ''

K.C. Undercover ''K.C. Undercover'' is an American Television comedy, comedy television series created by Corinne Marshall that aired on Disney Channel from January 18, 2015 to February 2, 2018. The series stars Zendaya, Veronica Dunne, Kamil McFadden, Trinitee ...

'' *

Zayne Carrick ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' is a 2006 in comics, 2006 monthly ''Star Wars'' comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics. It takes place in the same timeline as the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game), video g ...

, in the ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' comics *Zane, a Mistborn in the Brandon Sanderson novel Mistborn: The Well of Ascension

* Zanesville (disambiguation) *

Zane's Trace Zane's Trace is a frontier road constructed under the direction of Col. Ebenezer Zane through the Northwest Territory of the United States, in what is now the state of Ohio. Many portions were based on traditional Native American trails. Con ...

Zane's Tracts Zane's Tracts were three parcels of land in the Northwest Territory of the United States, later Ohio, that the federal government granted to Ebenezer Zane late in the 18th century, as compensation for establishing a road with ferry service over sev ...

References

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