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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Italian
Pronounced Pron. ZAHN-ee  [key]

Meaning & History

Comes from the personal name Z(u)an(n)i, a northeastern (Venetian) form of Gianni (from Giovanni, Italian equivalent of John). Zani or Zanni is a comic figure in the Commedia del’Arte, and the surname may be a nickname derived from this use, which is also the origin of the English word zany.
Added 11/23/2016 by Nicholas