Definition of "Zan"

Zan¹

proper noun
1. A diminutive of the female given names Susan, Susanne, Suzanne, or Susanna.
  Quotations
  “ […] 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, 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 instructor
  2005, 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, page 306

Zan²

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