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ZOE

GENDER:
Feminine

PRONUNCIATION:
(ZO - ee)

ETYMOLOGY:
Greek, meaning, Life and/or a means of living, gaining sustenance, goods or property.

ORIGIN & HISTORY:
The name Zoe originated in ancient Greece. Several Byzantine Empresses bore the name Zoe.

POPULARITY:
In 2006, Zoe was ranked the 54th most popular name in the United States. In the United Kingdom, Zoe ranks in the top 100 most popular names for 2007. Since the early 1990's, the name Zoe has consistently risen in popularity, and is currently at an all time high.

FACTS:
-Zoe was the name of two early saints. The first was martyred under the rule of Emperor Hadrian; the second martyred under Diocletian's rule.

-Zoe is also an American word for "Awesome Skateboarder".

-Zoe may be used as an abbreviation for "Zone of the Enders", a video game and anime series

NAMESAKES:
-"Flowers for Zoe", a song by Lenny Kravitz

-"Zoe Jane", a song by Staind

-Zoe, a Sesame Street Muppet

-An indigenous tribe of the Brazilian Amazon called Zoe

-Zoe Motors, a manufacturer of three-wheeled cars

-Zoe Records, an independent record label

-Zoey 101, a popular American television show

-Zoey Brooks, the main character on the American television show, Zoey 101

-Zoe Heriot, a character in the television show, "Doctor Who"

-Zoe, a character in the Soap Opera, "All My Children"

-Zoe's Ark, a charity organization in France

FAMOUS PERSONS:
-Zoe a Byzantine Empress, living from c. 978 - 1050

-Zoe Karbonopsina a Byzantine Empress, whose death was in c. 920

-Zoe Palaiologina, wife of Tsar Ivan III of Russia

-Zoe, an English pop star whose biggest hit was "Sunshine On A Rainy Day" in 1991

-Zoey Zane, a nude model

-Zoe Jenny, a writer from Switzerland

-Zoe Wanamaker, the actress who played the role of Madam Hooch in the film "Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone"

NAME VARIANTS:
Zoey
Zoe - many times an umlaut over the 'e' is used to put emphasis on the second syllable
Zoi
Zoie
Zoedella
Zoelie
Zoelie
Zoelle
Zoel
Zoya
Zoia
Zoelan e

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