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What does Zoe mean?
Zoe 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced ZOH-ee, ZOH. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Zoe is "life". Zooey is a variant from JD Salinger's novel "Franny and Zooey", although the character Zooey is a young man named Zachery. Popular in Greece. Actresses Zoe Caldwell, Zooey Deschanel.
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Variations
VARIANTS Zoee, Zoelie, Zoeline, Zoelle, Zoey▲, Zoi, Zoie, Zooey▼, Zowie, Zoya▲
MASCULINE FORM Zoilo
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Zoe Haisley (Z.H.), ..
How popular is Zoe?
Zoe is a very prominent first name for women (#1189 out of 4276, Top 28%) but an uncommon last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Zoe reached its apex position of #30 in the U.S. in 2012, and is at #40 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Zoee, Zoey (#29 VIA LATEST LIST), Zoie (#844), Zooey and Zoya (#1116) are the popular alternative forms of Zoe (#40). These relations of Zoe were popular with parents a decade ago (ADOPTION OF 0.85%) and are almost as popular today (ADOPTION 0.68%, ▼19.5%), but with the version Zooey becoming less stylish. Zoe, Zoey and Zoya are three of the more contemporarily stylish baby names here.
Similar Names
Zoe▲ is pronounced similarly to Cee, Cy, Soo, Su, Sue▼, Zea, Zia, Zoia and Zoyya. Other recommended sound-alike names are Coe, Doe and Noe. These names tend to be less frequently used than Zoe.
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