Zoë

See also: zoe, Zoe, zoè, Zoé, and Zöe

English

Alternative forms

• Zoe
• Zoey
• Zooey
• Zöe

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/

• Audio (UK):

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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 (de) f
• Greek: Ζωή (el) f (Zoḯ)
• Italian: Zoe (it) f
• Japanese: ゾイ (Zoi), ゾーイ (Zōi)
• Latvian: Zoja f
• Marathi: जोई f (joī)
• Polish: Zoja (pl) f
• Portuguese: Zoe f, Zoé f
• Romanian: Zoe f, Zoia f
• Russian: Зо́я (ru) f (Zója)
• Spanish: Zoe (es) f
• Urdu: زوئی f (zo'yī)

Anagrams

• Ezo