- LANGUAGE FAMILY:
- indo-european > hellenic > greek
- NAME ROOT:
- Zô > Zōḗ
- NATIVE NAME ROOT:
- Zô (ζῶ) Zōḗ (ζωή)
- This name derives from the Ancient Greek “zô (ζῶ) zōḗ (ζωή)”, meaning ”to live, a living, property, life”. Zōḗ is a hellenization of the Hebrew name "Eve", which means "To live" (latin: vita qua vivimus). Zoe and its variants are used a lot since 1980 and especially amongst Christians of Eastern Europe. In fact is a calque of the classical Hebrew name (khavá, “Eve”). It was the name of a third century martyr venerated in the Orthodox Church. Saint Zoe of Rome († ~286) was a noblewoman, married to Nicostratus, a high Roman court official.
- RELIGION (SAINTS)
- hungarian (magyar)
- PET & SHORT FORM
Use in other languages
- ancient greek
- zoey, zoË
- zoey, zooey, zoË, zoe, zoie, zowie
- zoey, zoË, zoe
Geographical spread (only living languages)
Popularity & Ranking
#31UNITED STATES RANKING
The U.S.A. popularity ranking comes from US Government Social Security Administration.
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New Age curiosities (only for entertainment purposes)
- Numerological Values:
If a person's name-number is 2, he is considered to be co-operative and highly adaptable to any circumstance in life. 2 is associated with teamwork, mediating and working for the goodness of others. People with the name-number 2 tend to be good friends and are kind, helpful individuals.
- Chakra Number:
- 2: The number of the Sacral Chakra "Swadhisthana"
Orange is the color of your second chakra, which is located bellow the navel. The main energy of this color is creativity and feelings. Explore the color of your sacral chakra in depth and discover the gifts and challenges of orange color.
- Color meaning:
The color orange radiates warmth and happiness, combining the physical energy and stimulation of red with the cheerfulness of yellow. Orange relates to 'gut reaction' or our gut instincts, as opposed to the physical reaction of red or the mental reaction of yellow. Orange offers emotional strength in difficult times. It helps us to bounce back from disappointments and despair, assisting in recovery from grief.
Notable people and personalities
Zoé Blanc (born 1988), French Ice Dancer
Zoé De Gamond (1806–1854), Belgian Educator And Feminist
Zoé Félix (born 1976), French Actress
Zoé Jiménez Corretjer, Award Winning Author From Puerto Rico
Zoé Laurier (1842–1921), Wife Of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, The Seventh Prime Minister Of Canada
Zoé Oldenbourg (1916–2002), Russian- French Historian And Novelist
Zoé Talon, Comtesse Du Cayla (1785–1852), Intimate Friend And Confidante Of Louis Xviii
Zoé Valdés (born 1959), Cuban Writer