Zoe

Zoe \zoe, zo-e\ is a female's name. It consists of 3 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Zoe used as a nicknames for boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced in English as ZOWiy ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Zoe: Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Zoe?

Zoe has its origins in the Old Greek language. It is used largely in English, German, Greek, and Polish. Derived literally from the word zoe which is of the meaning 'life'. The name was adopted by Greek speakers as a form of name Eve, due to the similarity in meaning. It appeared in place of Eve in versions of the Bible translated by the Alexandrian Jews. It was conseqently adopted by early Christians, both as a biblical name and for the associations of its meaning with the notion of eternal life. The name was borne by two early saints, as well as two Byzantine empresses in the 10th and 11th centuries. English speakers first adopted the name in the 19th century, promoted by the Geraldine Jewsbury novel 'Zoe, A History of Two Lives' (1845). Zoe is the feminine equivalent of the English Zoilo name. The name Zoe is used to a great extent; it has 26 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name comprise name Zoanne origin, short names for Zoee, Zoel meaning of name, nicknames for Zoeline, baby name Zoelle, Zoë meaning and origin (used in Dutch too), Zoia meaning and origin, name Zooey origin, Zowe name variations, Zowey definition, baby name Zowie, Zoy meaning of name, Zoyara meaning and origin, Zoye pronounciation, Zoyechka meaning and origin, Zoyenka name popularity, and Zoyya name. Other English forms comprise the spelling variants name Zoey meaning, Zoi meaning and origin, and Zoie pronounciation. Forms used in foreign languages comprise the Spanish name Zoa origin, the French what does the name Zoelie mean, the French short names for Zoé, the Spanish Zoila name, the Czech and Polish Zoja meaning of name, and the Russian and Slavic short names for Zoya. Zoe is very popular as a baby girl name, and it regarded as trendy. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2010 with 0.319% of baby girls being named Zoe. It was #31 in rank then. Among all girl names in its family, Zoe was the most popular in 2010. Zoe was used 20% more than the 2nd most popular name, Zoey name popularity, in that year. Zoe has primarily been a baby girl name in the last century.

List of baby names that sound like Zoe:

the English nicknames for Zoey, the Dutch and English short names for Zoë, the English Zoie name popularity, the name meaning of Zowey, the English meaning of Zowie, the name Zacae meaning, the name nicknames for Zacai, the name what does the name Zaccae mean, the name Zaccai meaning of name, the name Zacha name variations, the name Zachah pronounciation, the name baby name Zachee, the name Zachi meaning, the name Zachie meaning of name, the name Zackae name, the name Zackai name variations, the name name Zaheiyah meaning, the name short names for Zakae, the name name Zakai, and the name Zakaya definition.

The baby name Zoe fun facts:

The name Zoe in reverse order is "Eoz".

The numerological value of the name Zoe is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Zoe?

Zoe is in the top names in USA.