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When I was 7 my friends gave me the nickname Zee-Zoo for the name Zoe. I am now Sixteen and my family still call me tht. There is also another song that has the name Zoe. Its Zoe Jane by Staind. Ironically my middle name is Jane. Zoe is an Awesome name. Ive loved it ever since I can remember. I'm happy my Mum picked it.

I was absolutely floored when looking on the NameVoyager the other day at Zoe, and saw that it was ranked 350-ish in the 1800s, which is amazing, higher than my name, Natalie (550-ish), which I always thought was classic.

Personal experiences with the name Zoe: | Edit

My name is NOT pronounced with a long E. It's Zoe, like Joe. My mother was adamant about this. ...And, no, we are not Greek.

I empathize with the woman whose name is pronounced like "Joe." But most people with the name do pronounce it ZOE-ee,(like Joey). So we're surprised that about 30-40% of those who read her name, assume it's pronounced like "Joe." We even have a friend who, after we've pronounced her name ZOE-ee in front of her many times, still pronounces it like "Joe." She must think our pronunciation is a nickname, like Joey. We assumed Zoe was "nickname proof" but find ourselves calling her by many nicknames, including ZuZu, as in "ZuZu's petals! from "It's a Wonderful Life."

My experience with the name Zoe has been kind of tiring when it comes to the pronunciation. People tend to pronounce it without the 'e.'
I was actually surprised when people came up with nicknames for it as well. I got names such as 'ZoZo,' 'Eoz,'and a bunch of others you have to hear instead of reading them. But it is kind of nice have a name that is not very common (at least where I am living). It makes you feel somewhat origional(except when people mix up the name). So other than this I do find that Zoe would be a good name for any child choosen to be blessed with it.

Nicknames for Zoe: | Edit

Ukrainian variation = Zoya

Meanings and history of the name Zoe: | Edit

Zoe is greek for "life" - meaning intellectual or spiritual life rather than animal/plant life, which was called "bios" (the root of the word biology)

The greeks pronounce it with a long E :)

Famous real-life people named Zoe: | Edit

Zooey Deschanel, actress

Zoe in song, story & screen: | Edit

Zoey 101, Nickelodeon TV Show
"Zoe" is a monster Muppet on the children's tv show "Sesame Street."
Zoe Alleyne Washburn, character in the tv series Firefly and the movie Serenity played by Gina Torres.
Lenny Kravitz has a song named "Flowers for Zoe" for the daughter named Zoe that he had with Lisa Bonet.