Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoe

/ˈzoʊ.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: zoe
IPA: /ˈzoʊ.i/

12

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek, of common usage, variant of Zoë.

noun

Bare or universal life.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Rosalie smiled faintly, and at the clapping of her hands, the raven-haired Zoe, in all her surpassing beauty, entered the apartment."
""Who ever heard of a girl named Zoe! You never did yourself." ¶ "I know I never did, Roy Kemble, but just the same I think it is the most beautiful name in the world. It isn't so much what it really means; names don't have to mean anything - it's what it feels like it means."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”), first distinguished in this particular sense by Giorgio Agamben.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ζωή

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈzoʊ.i/
British English: /ˈzəʊ.i/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

bios

Homonyms

zooey

Rhymes With

joey chloe bowie snowy zoey showy zooey hoey doughy lowy blowy slowey

Questions

How do you pronounce zoe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzoʊ.i/.
What does zoe mean?: A female given name from Ancient Greek, of common usage, variant of Zoë.
Where does zoe come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce zoe

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