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Where does “Zayne” come from?

Zayne (English) comes from English Zane, from English John, from Middle English John, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן.

Ancestry of “Zayne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZane—
2EnglishJohnA new recruit at Royal Military Academy...
3Middle EnglishJohn—
4Anglo-NormanJehanJohn
5LatinIōhannēs—
6LatinIōannēs—
7Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
8HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
9Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
10Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
11Arabicخُنَّة—
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