Zoë

Zoë

See also: zoe, Zoe, zoè, and Zoé

English

Alternative forms

• Zoe
• Zoey
• Zooey

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”). It was the name of a third century martyr venerated in the Orthodox Church.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈzoʊ.i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈzəʊ.i/

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• Rhymes: -əʊi, -oʊi

Proper noun

Zoë

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1907, Francis Marion Crawford, Arethusa, BiblioBazaar,LLC, published 2009, →ISBN, page 67:

     "Zoë!" The high-born girl repeated her own name in genuine astonishment. / "Yes," replied the negress. "Rustan is very affectionate. He says that I am his Zoë, his "life", because he would surely die of starvation without me."

Usage notes

• Used in English since the nineteenth century and currently quite popular.

Translations

female given name

Armenian: Զոյա (Zoya) Czech: Zoe f French: Zoé (fr) f Georgian: ზოია (zoia) German: Zoe f Greek: Ζωή (el) f (Zoḯ) Japanese: ゾイ (Zoi), ゾーイ (Zōi) Latvian: Zoja f Marathi: जोई f (joī) Romanian: Zoe f, Zoia f Russian: Зо́я (ru) f (Zója)

Anagrams

• Ezo