Zane may be a unisex 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''. Zane can also refer to the Arabic personal name more commonly spelt Zain meaning "beautiful" or "handsome". In Latvia, Zane is feminine given name, a shortened form of Zuzanna, with the corresponding

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of 19 February. Notable people with the name Zane or Zayne include:

Given name

Masculine given name

* Zain Asher, British-American journalist * Zane Banks (born 1986), Australian guitarist *

Zane Beadles Zane Dae Beadles (born November 19, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes and received All-American honors. ...

(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 s ...

, American actress *

Zane Copeland Zane Copeland Jr. (born July 11, 1982), known professionally as Lil' Zane or simply Zane, is an American rapper. He is perhaps best known for his 2000 single " Callin' Me" (featuring 112), which peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 10 ...

(born 1982), American rapper better known as "Lil' Zane" * Zane Durant (born 2004), American football player *

Zane Eglīte Zane Eglīte (born December 10, 1984, in Jūrmala) is a Latvian women's basketball player with the Latvia women's national basketball team. She competed with the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the G ...

(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 Ford This list of professional pickleball players includes players who currently, or have in the past, played in professional pickleball tournaments. Professional pickleball tours and leagues: * Those associated with the Pickleball World Rankings ** ...

, American professional pickleball player *

Zane Francis Zane may be a unisex 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''. Zane can also refer to the Arabic personal name more commonly spelt Zain me ...

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

National Indigenous Music Awards 2015 The National Indigenous Music Awards 2015 were 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 A ...

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 a fifth in a supermarket in Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 3, 1999. After being convicted of the ...

(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 Zane Holden Fortunato Gonzalez (born May 7, 1995) is an American professional football placekicker. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, finishing as the NCAA Division I leader in field goals made at the time prior to be ...

(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. Under-19 career A left-handed wicket-keeper/batsman, Green attended Windhoek High School, and ...

(born 1996), Namibian cricketer *

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 frontier ...

(1872–1939), American author * Zane C. Hodges (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 The ...

(born 1987), Canadian actor *

Zane Huett Zane Huett is an American actor. Zane is most famous for his featured role on the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives'' playing the role of Parker Scavo, the younger son of Lynette and Tom Scavo. He plays the youngest Scavo boy, yet ...

(born 1997), American actor *

Zane Jordan Zane Jordan (born 18 July 1991)
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(born 1991), Zambian swimmer *

Zane Kirchner Zane Kirchner (born 16 June 1984) is a retired 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 ...

(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 ...

(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 Reed Lowe (born 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 through pr ...

(born 1973), New Zealand radio presenter *

Zane Maloney Zane Maloney (born 2 October 2003) is a Barbadian racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Abt Sportsline, Lola Yamaha ABT. He previously competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Rodin Motorsport, Rodin, having debuted for the te ...

(born 2003), Barbadian racing driver *

Zane McIntyre Zane McIntyre (né Gothberg; born August 20, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). McIntyre was selected by the Boston Bruins in the sixth ...

(born 1992), American ice hockey player *

Zane Musa Zane Musa (January 1, 1979 – February 2, 2015) was an alto/soprano/tenor saxophonist and vocalist. Musa was raised in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. His works have been showcased by artists including Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove, M ...

(1979–2015), American saxophonist *

Zane Navratil Zane Denis Navratil is an Australian professional pickleball player. He is ranked No. 1 in singles play by the Pro Pickleball Association (PPA) and No. 89 and 69 for doubles and singles respectively by the Association of Pickleball Players (APP) ...

(born 1995), American professional pickleball player *

Zane Radcliffe Zane Radcliffe (born 1969 in Bangor, Northern Ireland) is an author from Northern Ireland. Early life Radcliffe graduated from Queen's University Belfast, where he was the editor of their student newspaper. After graduation, he briefly worked ...

(born 1969), British writer *

Zane Reynosa Zane Marie Reynosa (born March 18, 1975), known by the stage names Zane and Zane One as well as the names Zane Marie, is an American rapper and fashion accessory designer from Whittier, California. She joined the pioneering Christian undergroun ...

(born 1975), American hip hop artist and fashion designer known as Zane One *

Zane Robertson Zane Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand middle and long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Robertson is the Oceanian record holder for the 10 kilometres and half maratho ...

(born 1989), New Zealand runner *

Zane Schwenk Zane Schwenk (born July 17, 1975) is a professional wakeboarder from the United States. He became professional in 1993, and is still active in the sport today. He has competed in the X Games, and is host of the MasterCraft video series ''Rewind' ...

(born 1975), American wakeboarder *

Zane Scotland Zane Leo Scotland (born 17 July 1982) is an English professional golfer. Early life and amateur career 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 Wood ...

(born 1982), British golfer *

Zane Smith (baseball) Zane William Smith (born December 28, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. Career Smith, a left-handed pitcher, played collegiately at Indiana State University. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the ...

(born 1960), American baseball player *

Zane Smith (racing driver) Zane Michael Smith (born June 9, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 38 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports. He ...

(born 1999), American stock car racing driver *

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 i ...

(born 1983), Latvian basketball player *

Zane Taylor (footballer) Zane Taylor (born 28 February 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1980s. He spent time as a forward and midfielder during his career but it was as a half ...

(born 1957), Australian rules footballer for Geelong and Southport * Zane Taylor (American football) (born 1988), American football center *

Zane Timpson Zane Cary Timpson (July 13, 1995 - November 13, 2021) was an American skateboarder and artist. Skateboarding In 2016, Timpson and Adam Anorga released a skate video titled ''Awaysted'' through their "Western World" company. The video was filmed ...

(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

(born 1984), Latvian basketball player * Zane Jākobsone (born 1985), Latvian basketball player *

(born 1983), Latvian basketball player * Zane Skujiņa-Rubene (born 1993), Latvian politician *

Zane Vaļicka Zane Vaļicka (born c. 1973) is a Latvian dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She became Miss Latvia and competed in Miss World 1992; however, she was unplaced. Vaļicka competed in Latvia's ''Dancing with the Stars ''Strictly Come ...

(born 1973), Latvian dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder

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 ...

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 – November 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 se ...

(1747–1811), American pioneer, founder of

Zanesville, Ohio Zanesville is a city in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located at the confluence of the Licking River (Ohio), Licking and Muskingum River, Muskingum rivers, the city is approximately east of Columbus, Ohio, Columb ...

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

(1759–1823), sister of Ebenezer *

Alex Zane Alex Zane (born Faris Alexander L. Albayaty) is an English 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, a course wh ...

(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 Australian film ''Dead Calm (film), Dead Calm'' (1989), a performance that earned him a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association, ...

(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 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. Known as "the Chemist", Zane is a three-time Mr. Olympia winner, having won the competition every year from 1977 to 1979. He previously reigned as Mr. ...

(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 Joe Zane (born 1971 in Utica, New York) is an American artist. His work uses painting, sculpture, video, performance and self-deprecating humour to address the themes of authenticity and the role of the artist. He currently lives in Cambridge, MA ...

(born 1971), American artist * John Maxcy Zane (1863–1937), American lawyer *

John Peder Zane John Peder Zane (born 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 Society o ...

(born 1962), American journalist *

Lisa Zane Lisa Zane (born April 5, 1961)Skin, Mr. Skin (2005). Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia: The A-to-Z Guide to Finding Your Favorite Actresses naked'. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 612. . is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. Early lif ...

(born 1961), American actress * Matt Zane (born 1974), American musician *

Matteo Zane Matteo Zane (died 25 July 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, ...

(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 Bo ...

(1887–1918), American marine *

Raymond Zane Raymond John Zane (July 23, 1939 – January 8, 2024) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1974 to 2002, where he represented the 3rd Legislative District. First elected in 1973 and re-elected seven times a ...

(born 1939), American politician

Pseudonyms

Zane Zane may be a unisex 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''. Zane can also refer to the Arabic personal name more commonly spelt Zain me ...

, 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 ''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 shapeshifting, shapeshifters, including the avians (bird people), the serpiente (snake people), and ...

, in ''The Kiesha'ra'' novels by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes * Zane Donovan, in the American television series ''Eureka'' *

Zane Park '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is the fourth entry of the '' Degrassi'' television franchise created by Schuyler and Kit H ...

, 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 the names of the characters. Main characters ; : :The main protagonist of the series. He is des ...

, 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 ''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 D ...

'' 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''

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

References

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