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zane

/zeɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
zane
IPA
/zeɪn/
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

* The usage seems to date from the American writer Zane Grey (1875-1939), born Pearl Zane Gray. It was the surname of his mother's family, of unknown meaning. * Sometimes explained as a form of John because of the resemblance to Shane, or because Italian surnames such as Zanelli and Zanetto derive from the equivalent name Giovanni. * In some cases, a respelling of Zayn, which is of Arabic origin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce zane?
The recorded pronunciation is /zeɪn/.
What does zane mean?
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Where does zane come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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