"Zoë" meaning in English

See Zoë in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈzoʊ.i/ [General-American], /ˈzəʊ.i/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-uk-Zoe.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊi, -oʊi Etymology: From Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”). It was the name of a third century martyr venerated in the Orthodox Church. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷeyh₃-}}, {{uder|en|grc|ζωή||life}} Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zoë
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Wikipedia link: Zoë Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms: Zoe, Zoey, Zooey, Zöe Translations (female given name): Զոյա (Zoya) (Armenian), Zoe [feminine] (Czech), Zoé [feminine] (French), ზოია (zoia) (Georgian), Zoe [feminine] (German), Ζωή (Zoḯ) [feminine] (Greek), Zoe [feminine] (Italian), ゾイ (Zoi) (Japanese), ゾーイ (Zōi) (Japanese), Zoja [feminine] (Latvian), जोई (joī) [feminine] (Marathi), Zoja [feminine] (Polish), Zoe [feminine] (Portuguese), Zoé [feminine] (Portuguese), Zoe [feminine] (Romanian), Zoia [feminine] (Romanian), Зо́я (Zója) [feminine] (Russian), Zoe [feminine] (Spanish), زوئی (zo'yī) [feminine] (Urdu)
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