Meanings
alternative Zoe · alternative Zoeigh · alternative Zoey · alternative Zooey · alternative Zöe
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
On August 16, 2014, a 24-year-old male programmer posted a more than 9,000-word tirade about the dissolution of his relationship with video game developer Zoë Quinn.
2025 March 23, Harmeet Kaur, “How Gamergate foreshadowed the toxic hellscape that the internet has now become”, in CNN1 more example
"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."
1907, Francis Marion Crawford, Arethusa, BiblioBazaar,LLC, published 2009, →ISBN, page 67
Origin
- Ancient Greekζωή“life”
- EnglishZoë
From Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”). It was the name of a third century martyr venerated in the Orthodox Church.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech Zoe
- Zoefemale given name
French Zoé
- Zoéfemale given name
German Zoe
- Zoefemale given name
Greek Ζωή
- Ζωή (Zoḯ)female given name
Italian Zoe
- Zoefemale given name
Japanese ゾイ, ゾーイ
- ゾイ (Zoi)female given name
- ゾーイ (Zōi)female given name
Latvian Zoja
- Zojafemale given name
Polish Zoja
- Zojafemale given name
Portuguese Zoe, Zoé
- Zoefemale given name
- Zoéfemale given name
Romanian Zoe, Zoia
- Zoefemale given name
- Zoiafemale given name
Russian Зо́я
- Зо́я (Zója)female given name
Spanish Zoe
- Zoefemale given name
Ukrainian Зоя
- Зоя (Zoja)female given name
Urdu زوئی
- زوئی (zo'yī)female given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Zoë
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Zoë. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zo%C3%AB
“Zoë.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zo%C3%AB. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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