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There was an archived query about the origins of the forename of ZINZAN. A couple of prominent New Zealand sportsmen have this name including Zinzan Brooke (All Black Rugby Union great), Chris Zinzan Harris (New Zealand Test and one-day Cricketer), and Chris Harris' father Zin Harris (Parke Gerald Zinzan Harris) who also played Test Cricket.
The name comes from a surname, from a family from London, and from Devon in England. Some of the Zinzan family migrated to New Zealand in the mid 19th Century.
I have read that it was originally a variation of an Italian surname, Zinzanni.
One of my relatives, Ann Elizabeth Edwards, married Robert Comport Zinzan in 1837 in Devon. I believe that Zinzan Brooke and Chris Harris are descended from them.
Regards,
Ian,
Sydney, Australia
The name comes from a surname, from a family from London, and from Devon in England. Some of the Zinzan family migrated to New Zealand in the mid 19th Century.
I have read that it was originally a variation of an Italian surname, Zinzanni.
One of my relatives, Ann Elizabeth Edwards, married Robert Comport Zinzan in 1837 in Devon. I believe that Zinzan Brooke and Chris Harris are descended from them.
Regards,
Ian,
Sydney, Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_Zinzan
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