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Zan

Zan proper noun: a diminutive of the female given names Susan, Susanne, Suzanne, and Susanna.

Proper noun (1)

Zan

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Susan, Susanne, Suzanne, and Susanna.
    • “[…] Scott, this is Zan Adams.” […]
      “Her name's Suzanne,” Jon corrected.
      “Hello, Scott. You can call me Zan or Suzanne . . . whichever you prefer.”1984, Lyn Ducoty, A Pocketful of Dreams, Toronto: Harlequin Books, →ISBN, page 161
    • 6:00 a.m. My husband, Bruce, is perky, ready to start his, er, our vacation. While we wake up and get ready to head out of the Comfort Inn, we're watching that horrible HBO documentary […]
      Susan “Zan” Meigs, 40, Austin, Texas; English instructor2005, Joni B. Cole, Rebecca Joffrey, B. K. Rakhra, editors, This Day in the Life: Diaries from Women Across America, New York, NY: Three Rivers Press, →ISBN, page 306

Proper noun (2)

Zan

  1. A branch of the Kartvelian languages constituted by the Mingrelian and Laz languages.

Proper noun (3)

Zan

  1. Synonym of Zan Gula.
    Synonyms:
    Zan Gula

Synonyms of Zan

Origin of Zan

Clippings.

From Georgian ზანური (zanuri).

Phrases with Zan

Questions about Zan

What does Zan mean?
Zan means a diminutive of the female given names Susan, Susanne, Suzanne, and Susanna.
What part of speech is Zan?
Zan is a proper noun.

Words near Zan in the dictionary

  1. Zamzam
  2. zamzawed
  3. Zamzow
  4. Zamzows
  5. Zamzummim
  6. Zan
  7. Zan Gula
  8. Zanaki
  9. zanamivir
  10. zanana
  11. zananah

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