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Conference oass::babynames

Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
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Moderator:OASS::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

186.0. "Zoe" by MSD36::STHILAIRE (Happiness is Springsteen tix) Wed Feb 24 1988 10:38

    Can anybody tell me how this name is supposed to be pronounced?
    
    Is it a one syllable name or is it a 2 syllable name (sort of
    rhyming with Chloe)?
    
    I like the way it looks written but am not sure how it's pronounced!
    
    Lorna
    
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186.1rhymes with...NEWVAX::LHODANThu Feb 25 1988 10:374
    I went to school with a girl name Zoe (she pronounced it like Chloe).
    I think it has a Russian background.
    
    --Lisa
186.2ZIDA!MTBLUE::BAUKS_ROSEMon Mar 14 1988 18:103
    
    COULD BE A LITHIUANIAN NAME TOO...I HAVE AN UNCLE ZIDA, BELIEVE
    IT OR NOT!
186.3ZO-eeBONOVX::BARRYMon Sep 12 1988 16:3411
    I'm a little late but...
    
    According to a book I have, Zoe is a Greek name and should be
    pronounced ZO-ee.  I love the name!  I did a teaching practice
    in England when I was in college and we had a little girl in the
    class with the name.  
    
    I also helped a good friend of mine come up with a name for his
    female kitten.  You guessed it...  Zoe!
    
    Lesa
186.4Zoe is my name!USWAV1::POTHIERMon Jul 24 1989 15:3310
    This is a year late, but I couldn't resist.  My name is Zoe.  I
    always pronounced it like Joe, only with a Z.  I think it is a matter
    of preference of the parents on how it is pronounced, but originally
    it is a Greek name meaning "Life."  In Greek it is pronouced Zo-ee,
    but you need to spell it with two little dots (like a German umlaut)
    over the "o".  When I was born 30 years ago, this name was very
    unusual, and I loved growing up with a name that was different.
     It is becoming very popular now, though.  By the way, it is also
    the Hebrew word for "this".