Zoe, Zoey, Zoé or Zoë (

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: ζωή) is a female first name of

origin, meaning "life". It is a currently popular name for girls in many countries. It has ranked among the top 100 names for girls born in the United States since 2000. It is also well used in other English-speaking countries including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, as well as in other countries including Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland. Zoe is also a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include:

People

Mythology

*Zoe, the daughter of King Midas

Historical

* Zoë Porphyrogenita (), Byzantine empress *

Exuperius and Zoe Exuperius and Zoe are Christian martyrs who were murdered in AD 127. They were spouses and slaves of a pagan in Pamphylia, in modern Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ...

, saints, martyrs (died 127) *

Zoe of Rome Saint Zoe of Rome (died ) was a noblewoman, married to Nicostratus, a high Roman Empire, Roman court official. For six years she had been unable to speak. Saint Sebastian made the sign of the cross over the woman, and she immediately began to sp ...

(died ), martyred saint * Zoe Karbonopsina (died ), Byzantine empress * Zoe Palaiologina (c. 1455–1503), wife of Tsar Ivan III of Russia * Zoé Talon, comtesse du Cayla (1785–1852), intimate friend and confidante of Louis XVIII

Contemporary

Arts and entertainment

* Gorilla Zoe, American rapper * Zoë (Austrian singer) (Zoë Straub) (born 1996), Austrian singer, songwriter, and actress * Zoë (British singer) (Zoë Pollock; born 1969), English pop star * Zoe Akins (1886–1958), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, poet and author * Zoë Avril (born 1980), French singer * Zoë Baird (born 1952), American lawyer, Attorney General nominee in 1993 *

Zoë Ball Zoe Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970) is a British radio and television presenter. She was the first female host of both ''Radio 1 Breakfast'' and ''The Radio 2 Breakfast Show'' for the BBC, and presented the 1990s children's show ''Live & K ...

(born 1970), English television and radio personality * Zoë Bell (born 1978), New Zealand stuntwoman and actress * Zoe Beloff (born 1958), New York-based artist * Zoe Bertram, Australian actress *

Zoe Birkett Zoe Birkett (born 16 June 1985) is an English singer and musical theatre performer. Birkett was the highest placing female contestant on Pop Idol in 2001 and later appeared on Big Brother. Her first single, Treat Me Like A Lady, was released ...

(born 1985), English singer * Zoe Boyle (born 1989), English actress * Zoe Caldwell (1933–2020), Australian actress * Zoe Cassavetes (born 1970), American director, screenwriter and actress * Zoë Chao (born 1985), American actress and screenwriter * Zoe Colletti (born 2001), American actress * Zooey Deschanel (born 1980), American actress and musician * Zoey Deutch (born 1994), American actress and producer *

Zoé Félix Zoé Félix (born 7 May 1976) is a French actress. Biography Acting career When Félix was seventeen, an agent saw her on a bus, gave her his card, and asked her to call him if she was ever interested in acting. Two years later, she contacted ...

(born 1976), French actress * Zoë Heller (born 1965), English journalist and novelist * Zoe Kazan (born 1983), American actress *

Zoë Keating Zoë Clare Keating (born February 2, 1972) is a Canadian-American cellist and composer once based in San Francisco, California, now based in Vermont. Music career Keating performed from 2002 to 2006 as second chair cellist in the cello rock ba ...

(born 1972), Canadian-American cellist and composer * Zoë Kravitz (born 1988), American actress, singer and model *

Zoe Laskari Zoe Laskari ( el, Ζωή Λάσκαρη, ; 12 December 1942 – 18 August 2017) was a Greek film and stage actress. Life Zoe Laskari was born Zoe Kouroukli in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 12 December 1942—not 1943 or 1944, as had been misreported ...

(born 1945), Greek actress * Zoë Lister (born 1982), English actress * Zöe Lucker (born 1974), English actress *

Zoë Lund Zoë Tamerlis Lund (February 9, 1962 – April 16, 1999), also known as Zoë Tamerlis and Zoë Tamerlaine, was an American musician, model, actress, author, producer, political activist and screenwriter. She was best known for her association in ...

(1962-1999), American entertainer * Zoe Lyons (born 1971), British comedian * Zoe McLellan (born 1974), American actress *

Zoë Nathenson Zoë Nathenson (born 1969) is a British actress. In 1986, at the age of 17, she performed as daughter of Bob Hoskins in the film Mona Lisa (1986 film), Mona Lisa. Nathenson operates her own film acting school. Filmography External links * Ho ...

(born 1969), British actress *

Zoe Naylor Zoe Naylor (born 4 July 1977) is an Australian actress, journalist and television presenter. Early life and education Naylor was born in Sydney, Australia to Richard Naylor, a veterinarian, and Neroli, an English and History teacher. She gradu ...

(born 1977), Australian actress * Zoie Palmer (born 1977), Canadian actress * Zoë Pastelle (born 1999), Swiss actress * Zoe Kincaid Penlington (1878–1944), Canadian-American expert on

kabuki is a classical form of Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily-stylised performances, the often-glamorous costumes worn by performers, and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers. Kabuki is thought ...

Zoë Poledouris Zoë Poledouris (born August 25, 1973) also known as Zoë Roché since her marriage, is an American actress, musician, and film composer. She is the daughter of the film composer Basil Poledouris. Filmography External links * References ...

(born 1973), American actress and film composer * Zoe Saldana (born 1978), American actress *

Zoë Salmon Zoe Salmon is a Northern Irish television presenter who hosted the children's television programme ''Blue Peter'' from 23 December 2004 to 25 June 2008. She also appeared on ''Dancing on Ice'' in early 2009. She was the 1999 Miss Northern Ire ...

(born 1980), Northern Irish television presenter *

Zoë Straub Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to: *ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life" People * Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Zoe'' (film) * ZOE Broadcast ...

(born 1996), Austrian singer, songwriter, and actress * Zoe Strauss (born 1970), American photographer * Zoe Sugg (born 1990), English beauty blogger and vlogger * Zoë Tapper (born 1981), English actress * Zoe Tay (born 1968), Singaporean actress *

Zoé Valdés Zoé Valdés (born May 2, 1959 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cubans, Cuban novelist, poet, scriptwriter, film director and blogger. She studied at the ''Instituto Superior Pedagógico Enrique José Varona'', but did not graduate. From 1984 to 1988, s ...

(born 1959), Cuban writer * Zoe Ventoura (born 1981), Australian actress * Zoe Verbiceanu (1893–1975), Romanian playwright and translator * Zoe Viccaji (born 1983), Pakistani singer * Zoë Wanamaker (born 1949), American-born English actress * Zoe Wees (born 2002), German singer * Zoe Wiseman (born 1970), American photographer and model

Sports

Zoé Allaire-Bourgie Zoé Allaire-Bourgie (born September 27, 2004) is a retired Canadian artistic gymnast and is the 2018 Junior Pan-American gold medalist on balance beam. Early life Zoé Allaire-Bourgie was born in Bangkok, Thailand in 2004. At eight months ...

(born 2004), Canadian artistic gymnast *

Zoé Blanc Zoe Blanc (born 10 January 1988) is a French former competitive ice dancer. With Pierre-Loup Bouquet Pierre-Loup Bouquet (born 24 March 1987) is a French former competitive ice dancer Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a d ...

(born 1988), French ice dancer *

Zoi Dimoschaki Zoi Dimoschaki (Ζωή Δημοσχάκη, born February 16, 1985) is a Greek freestyle swimmer. Dimoschaki administered the Olympic Oath at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympics. Dimoschaki competed in the women's 200 m fr ...

(born 1985), Greek freestyle swimmer * Zoe Goss (born 1968), Australian cricket player * Zoey Clark (born 1994), British sprinter *

Zoi Paraskevopoulou Zoi Paraskevopoulou ( gr, Ζωή Παρασκευοπούλου) is a Greek archer who participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. She was eliminated in the first round in the individual event. She paired up with Gregor Rajh ...

, Greek archer * Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (born 2001), New Zealand snowboarder *

Zoe Tynan Zoe Tynan (20 May 1998 – 30 August 2016) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder for Manchester City and Fylde Ladies. Club career Having signed for Manchester City's academy in 2015, Tynan was given her first team debut when sh ...

(1998–2016), English footballer

Others

Zoe Adjonyoh Zoe Adjonyoh (born 1977) is a British writer and cook, founder of "Zoe's Ghana Kitchen", a Ghanaian pop-up restaurant brand, which is also the title of her debut cookbook. Biography She was born in Essex, England, in the late 1970sSuchandrika Ch ...

, British writer and cook * Zoe Cameron, British politician *

Zoe G. Cardon Zoe G. Cardon is an American ecosystems ecologist focused on observing and understanding ecosystem interactions in the rhizosphere. She has also played an integral role in developing systems to better study the rhizosphere without digging it up ...

, American ecosystems ecologist * Zoe Daniel, Australian journalist *

Zoé de Gamond Zoé Charlotte de Gamond (11 February 1806 – 28 February 1854) was a Belgian educator and feminist who sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Marie de G***. Life Zoé de Gamond was born in Brussels into a wealthy liberal family. Her father, Pierr ...

(1806–1854), Belgian educator and feminist *

Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga (August 20, 1920 – May 5, 2006) was a Romanian comparatist and essayist. A native of the national capital Bucharest, she was educated at its main university, going on to become a professor there. Together with a f ...

(1920–2006), Romanian literary historian *, Belgian politician (Ecolo) *

Zoe Hauptová Zoe Hauptová (February 9, 1929 – January 23, 2012) was a Czech slavicist, palaeologist, editor, translator, lecturer and editor of the ''Old Church Slavonic Dictionary'' (from 1973, its chief editor). Early life and education Hauptová wa ...

(1929–2012), Czech slavicist and chief editor of the ''Old Church Slavonic Dictionary'' * Zoé Jiménez Corretjer, award-winning author from Puerto Rico * Zoe Konstantopoulou (born 1976), Greek politician *

Zoe Labouré Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to: *ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life" People * Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Zoe'' (film) * ZOE Broadcas ...

, birth name of French saint Catherine Labouré (1806–1876) * Zoé Laurier (1842–1921), the wife of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada * Zoé Oldenbourg (1916–2002), Russian-born French historian and novelist *

Zoe Rosenberg Zoe Rosenberg is an American animal rights activist and animal sanctuary founder. She participates in public forms of direct action at sporting and university events. In 2014, Rosenberg founded the Happy Hen Animal Sanctuary based in San Luis Obi ...

, American animal rights activist and animal sanctuary founder * Zoë Wicomb (born 1948), South African-Scottish author and academic *

(born 1959), Cuban writer *

Zoey Zane Emily Irene Sander (February 26, 1989 – November 24, 2007) was an 18-year-old student at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, United States, who was reported missing on November 23, 2007 and found dead six days later. Her disappearance ...

(aka Emily Sander; 1989–2007), murder victim

Surname

John Zoe John Zoe is a Tli Cho statesman. Zoe was chief negotiator for the Dogrib Treaty 11 and instrumental in the ratification of the Tli Cho self-government agreement in 2005. He served as the CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a cen ...

, Tli Cho statesman * Rachel Zoe, American fashion designer

Fictional characters

*Zoe, main character played by Jennifer Lopez in '' The Back-up Plan'' *Zoe, from the film '' Chernobyl Diaries'' *Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight, from the online video game ''

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a custom map for ''Warcraft III'', Ri ...

'' *Zoey, one of the four Survivors in '' Left 4 Dead'' *Zoé, a character who must be rescued in the game '' Little Big Adventure'' *Zoë, in the series '' Monarch of the Glen'' *Zoe, character in, and the subject of, the play ''

The Octoroon ''The Octoroon'' is a play by Dion Boucicault that opened in 1859 at The Winter Garden Theatre, New York City. Extremely popular, the play was kept running continuously for years by seven road companies. Among antebellum melodramas, it was cons ...

'' *Zoey, a little girl character in the 2019 comedy movie '' Playing with Fire'' *Zoey, Dawn's rival in the ''

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...

'' anime *Zoey, Rudolph's love interest in '' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie'' *Zoe, a Muppet character on '' Sesame Street'' *Zoey, in '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'', the fourth season of the ''Total Drama'' series *Zoey, the main character from Netflix's ''

StarBeam ''StarBeam'' is a superhero animated streaming television series created for Netflix by Loris Lunsford and Jason Netter. The show follows Zoey (voiced by Nahanni Mitchell), a young girl who is a superhero. The first season of the series premiered ...

'' *Zoe, from ''

Zombeavers ''Zombeavers'' is a 2014 American horror comedy film directed by Jordan Rubin, based on a script by Al Kaplan, Jordan Rubin, and Jon Kaplan. The film follows a group of college kids staying at a riverside cottage that are attacked by a swarm of ...

'' *Zoey, from the video game '' Yo-kai Watch'' (originally named Shizuka Sakai) *Zoe Aves, from '' El Tigre:The Adventures of Manny Rivera'' *Zoe Baker, in the television series '' This Is Us'' *Zoe Barnes, newspaper reporter/blogger, ''House of Cards'' * Zoey Bartlet, youngest daughter of President Barlet on the TV series ''The West Wing'' *Zoë Bean, a rational character in the webcomic '' Sluggy Freelance'' *Zoe Belmont, from '' Castlevania'' * Zoe Benson, a young witch enrolled in the Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies, ''American Horror Story: Coven'' *Zoë Boutin Perry, protagonist and narrator of John Scalzi's novel '' Zoe's Tale'' *

Zoey Brooks This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon comedy-drama ''Zoey 101'', an American television series which originally aired on Nickelodeon from January 9, 2005, until May 2, 2008. ''Zoey 101'' was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as ...

, main character on ''Zoey 101'' *Zoe Busiek, protagonist to the drama Wild Card * Zoe Carpenter, from British soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...

'' *

Zoe Carter This is a list of characters from the Syfy original series ''Eureka''. Overview Main characters Supporting characters Guest stars * Ming-Na Wen as U.S. Senator Michaela Wen (7 episodes, 2011-2012) * Wallace Shawn as Dr. Warren Hughes (3 ...

, from the TV show ''Eureka'' * Zoë Castillo, the primary protagonist of a computer game ''Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'' *Zoey Davis, from the 2019 film '' Escape Room'' *Zoey Franklin, from the '' Dork Diaries'' book series *Zoe Hamilton, from ''The Perfect Man'' *Zoë Hange, or Hange Zoë, from the anime series '' Attack on Titan'' *

Zoey Hanson The ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' manga and anime series features a cast of characters designed by Mia Ikumi. The series takes place in Tokyo, Japan, where five adolescent girls, called Mew Mews, are infused with the DNA of endangered species to combat alien ...

, Ichigo Momomiya's English dub name in '' Tokyo Mew Mew'' (''Mew Mew Power'') *Zoe Hart, in the U.S. TV series '' Hart of Dixie'', played by Rachel Bilson * Zoe Heriot, companion of the Second Doctor from ''Doctor Who'' * Zoe Landau, ex-wife of lead character Cal Lightman on television series ''Lie to Me'' *Zoe Lawton, the daughter of comic book character

Deadshot Deadshot (Floyd Lawton) is a supervillain and antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by David Vern Reed, Lew Schwartz and Bob Kane, the character made his first appearance in ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' #59 ...

*Zoey Lou, an alias adopted by a character in ''

Missing You Missing You, Missin' You, or Missing U may refer to: Film and television * ''Missing You'' (2008 film), a Singaporean film * ''Missing You'' (2016 film), a South Korean film * ''Missing U'' (film), a 2013 short animated film by Brooke Wagstaff ...

'' *Zoe Louise, the protagonist of the books ''Zoe Rising'' and ''Stonewords'' by author

Pam Conrad Pam Conrad (June 18, 1947 – January 22, 1996) was an American children's writer.
''The New York Times'', January 26, 1996. ...

Zoe Luper Zoe Luper is a fictional character portrayed by actor Jeffrey Carlson on the ABC daytime drama ''All My Children''. Zoe is perhaps the first transgender television character depicted at the beginning of male-to-female transition and coming out ...

, from the soap opera ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and ...

'' *

Zoe MacPherson ''Baby Blues'' is an American comic strip created and produced by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott since January 7, 1990. Distributed by King Features Syndicate from 1995 until January 2022, and distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication as of Januar ...

, from the ''Baby Blues'' comic strip and TV adaption *Zoe Murphy, from the musical ''

Dear Evan Hansen ''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a ...

'' *

Zoe Newton The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 1993, by order of first appearance. 1994 was a historic year for ''EastEnders'', as in April, a third weekly episode was introduced. Due to the pr ...

, from soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Zoë Nightshade, from the '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' book series *Zoe Orimoto (Izumi Orimoto in Japanese version), from '' Digimon Frontier'' *Zoe Payne, from the game ''

SSX ''SSX'' is a series of snowboarding and skiing video games published by EA Sports. It is an arcade-style racing game with larger-than-life courses, characters, and tricks. While the general focus of the series is racing and performing tricks on ...

'' *Zoey Pierson, Ted's environmentalist girlfriend in ''

How I Met Your Mother ''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014, follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and ...

'' *Zoey Redbird, the protagonist of the '' House of Night'' novels * Zoe Reynolds, from ''Spooks'' (''MI-5'' in the USA) *

Zoe Rivas ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television programme, television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV Television Network, CTV on October ...

, from the teen drama ''Degrassi'' * Zoe Ramos, a character from the ''Ghost Whisperer'' * Zoe Slater, main character from soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Zoe Trent, from '' Littlest Pet Shop'' *Zoe Tripp, a folk singer from the 2005 film ''The Californians'' * Zoe Washburne, from the ''Firefly'' TV series *Zoey Woodbine, from the sitcom '' Cybill'' *Zoe Young, from the animated series '' Fantastic Max'' *Zoe Zibbell, in the book series ''Spy School'' by Stuart Gibbs

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