"Chloe" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkloʊ.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Chloe.wav
Rhymes: -əʊi Etymology: Borrowed Ancient Greek χλόη (khlóē, “young green shoot”), an epithet of goddess Demeter. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰelh₃-}}, {{bor|en|grc|χλόη||young green shoot}} Ancient Greek χλόη (khlóē, “young green shoot”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chloe
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek Wikipedia link: en:Chloe Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms: Chloë, Cloe, Khloe, Khloé Derived forms: drunk as Chloe Translations (female given name): Χλόη (Khlóē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), كلوي [feminine] (Arabic), 克洛伊 (Kèluòyī) (Chinese Mandarin), Kloeo (Esperanto), Chloé [feminine] (French), Χλόη (Chlói) [feminine] (Greek), Cloe [feminine] (Italian), クロエ (Kuroe) (Japanese), 클로에 (Keullo'e) (Korean), Chloe [feminine] (Polish), Cloé [feminine] (Portuguese), Хло́я (Xlója) (english: cognate) [feminine] (Russian), Cloé [feminine] (Spanish), โคลอี (Thai)

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