Chloe (; ), also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek. The name ultimately derives, through Greek, from the
Proto-Indo-European
Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages. No direct record of Proto-Indo- ...
root ', which relates to the colors yellow and green. The common scientific prefix ''chloro-'' (e.g. chlorine and chloroplast) derives from the same Greek root. In Greek the word refers to the young, green foliage or shoots of plants in spring.
was one of the many epithets of the goddess Demeter. The name appears in the
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chri ...
, in 1 Corinthians 1:11 in the context of "the house of Chloe", a leading early Christian woman in
Corinth
Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government refor ...
, Greece. The French spelling is
Chloé
Chloé () is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion. During the next year of 1953 Aghion joined forces with Jacques Lenoir, formally managing the business side of the brand, allowing Aghion to purely pursue the creative ...
.
Popularity
The name was a popular
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...
girl's name (cf. the Ancient Greek novel
Daphnis and Chloe
''Daphnis and Chloe'' ( el, Δάφνις καὶ Χλόη, ''Daphnis kai Chloē'') is an ancient Greek novel written in the Roman Empire, the only known work of the second-century AD Greek novelist and Hellenistic romance, romance writer Longus ...
) and remains a popular Greek name today.
It has been a very popular name in the United Kingdom since the early 1990s, peaking in popularity later in the 1990s and during the first decade of the 21st century.
In
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
, ''Chloe'' was the most popular name for newborn girls from 1997 to 2002, followed by Emma in 2003. It was also one of the most popular girls' names throughout the UK from 1995 to 2002. In 2013, it was the fourth- most popular name for baby girls in Australia.
The name is occasionally misspelled as Chole. The United States Social Security Administration noted that a number of parents of girls initially named Chole on their birth certificates had filed to correct the spelling to Chloe between 2017 and 2022.
People
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Chloë (Australian singer)
Chloë Jane Walton, who performed mononymously as Chloë, is an Australian singer-songwriter. She had a top 10 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart with her cover version of the Primitives' 1988 track, "Crash", in September 2005.
Biography
Chloë ...
(Chloë Stafford), Australian singer
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Chloë Agnew
Chloë Alexandra Adele Emily Agnew (born 1989) is an Irish singer and songwriter, best known for being an original and former member of the Celtic music group Celtic Woman.
Early life and career
Agnew was born to Irish entertainer Adele " ...
(born 1989), Irish singer and the youngest member of Celtic Woman
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Chloe Alper
Chloë Alper is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She began her music career in 1996 with Riot grrrl punk band Period Pains and is now a member of the English rock band James and a founding member of the British new pro ...
(born 1981), English singer and bass player for the band Pure Reason Revolution
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Chloë Annett
Chloë Victoria Annett (born 25 July 1971) is an English actress. She played Holly Turner in ''Crime Traveller'' and Kristine Kochanski in series 7 and 8 of the sitcom ''Red Dwarf''.
Biography
Early life and family
Annett was born and brought ...
(born 1971), British actress
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Chloe Ashcroft
Chloe Ashcroft (born 7 July 1942) is an actor and former presenter of several BBC children's TV programmes, including '' Play School'', '' Play Away'', ''Hokey-Cokey'', ''Excuse Me'', ''All Change'', and ''Pie in the Sky''. She also appeared in ...
(born 1942), British TV presenter
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Chloe Bailey
Chloe Elizabeth Bailey (born July 1, 1998), also known by her mononymous stage name Chlöe, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is best known for being one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Halle Bailey. Tog ...
(born 1998), known mononymously as Chlöe, an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and part of the duo
Chloe x Halle
Chloe x Halle are an R&B duo composed of sisters Chloe and Halle Bailey. At a young age, the sisters performed in minor acting roles before moving from Mableton, Georgia, to Los Angeles in 2012. The two began posting music covers to YouTube a ...
* Chloe Bennet (born 1992), Chinese-American actress and singer
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Chloe Bridges
Chloe Marisa Suazo Bridges, (born December 27, 1991), known professionally as Chloe Bridges, is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Zoey Moreno in the sitcom '' Freddie'' (2005–2006) and as Dana Turner in the Disney Channel ori ...
(born 1991), American actress, singer and pianist
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Chloe Brockett
Chloe Brockett (born 3 December 2000) is an English television personality. After moving to Chafford Hundred, Essex, at a young age, she began acting with various appearances in television advertisements. Whilst working as a hairdresser, she wa ...
(born 2000), English television personality
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Chloe Dao
Chloe Dao ( lo, ໂຄລອີ ດາວ) (born June 15, 1972) is an American fashion designer and television personality who lives and works in Houston, U.S. She was the winner of the second season of the reality show ''Project Runway'' with a ...
(born 1972), fashion designer and television personality
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Chloë Hanslip
Chloë Elise Hanslip (born 28 September 1987) is a British classical violinist.
Biography
Hanslip was born in Guildford, Surrey, and has been playing the violin since she was two. At the age of four she performed solo at the Purcell Room. When s ...
(born 1987), British violinist
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Chloé Hollings
Chloé Hollings is a French-born Australian voice actress. She is internationally best known for voicing the character Widowmaker in the video game ''Overwatch'' (2016) in both English and French.
Early life
Chloé Hollings was born on April ...
, French-Australian actress
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Chloe Hooper
Chloe Melisande Hooper (born 1973) is an Australian author.
Her first novel, ''A Child’s Book of True Crime'' (2002), was short-listed for the Orange Prize for Literature and was a ''New York Times'' Notable Book. In 2005, she turned to rep ...
(born 1973), Australian author
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Chlöe Howl
Chlöe Howl (born Chlöe Louise Howells; 4 March 1995), is a British singer-songwriter. She was shortlisted for the BBC Sound of 2014 and the 2014 BRIT Awards: Critics Choice Award.
Career Early life
Chlöe Howl (real name Chlöe Howells) wa ...
(born 4 March 1995), British singer-songwriter
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Chloe Ing
Chloe Ing (Chinese: 伍宣菱, born 12 September 1998) is a Singaporean-Canadian figure skater. She is the 2019 Southeast Asian Games champion, 2017 Southeast Asian Games silver medalist and a four-time senior national champion. She has competed ...
(born 1998), Singaporean figure skater
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Chloe Jones
Chloe Jones ( née Melinda Dee Jones, June 17, 1975 – June 4, 2005) was an American pornographic actress.Khloé Alexandra Kardashian, American reality TV star
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Chloe Kelly
Chloe Maggie Kelly (born 15 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester City in the FA WSL and the England national team. She previously played for Arsenal and Everton and represented England o ...
(born 1998), English footballer
* Chloe Kim (born 2000), American snowboarder
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Chloé Lambert
Chloé Lambert (born 30 March 1976) is a French actress. She is known for her work in such films as ''Chaos'' (2001) and '' Disco'' (2008). She was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti as the most promising young film actress of 2005. She began h ...
(born 1976). French actress
* Chloe Rose Lattanzi (born 1986), American actress and singer
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Chloe Logarzo
Chloe Logarzo (born 22 December 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Western United in the A-League Women on loan from Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League and the Australia wom ...
(born 1994), Australian footballer
* Chloe Lowery (born 1987), American singer
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Chloe Lukasiak
Chloe (; ), also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek. The name ultimately derives, through Greek, from the Proto-Indo-European root ', which relates to the colors yellow and green. T ...
(born 2001), American dancer and actress
* Chloe Marshall (born 1991), British plus-size model
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Chloe Maxmin
Chloe Sophia Maxmin (born 1992) is an American Democratic politician and environmental activist currently serving as the Maine State Senator for District 13. A resident of Nobleboro, she was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in No ...
, American politician
* Chloe Meecham (born 1999), South African water polo player
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Chloë Grace Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including four MTV Movie & TV Awards, two People's Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, and two Young Artist Awards.
She began actin ...
(born 1997), American actress
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Chloe Moriondo
Chloe Moriondo (stylized in all lowercase as chloe moriondo) (born September 29, 2002) is an American singer-songwriter and YouTuber. Her style blends elements of indie pop and bedroom pop, with the occasional hyperpop. Her YouTube channel, which ...
(born 2002), American singer-songwriter and YouTuber
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Chloe Moss
Chloë Moss (born 1976 in Liverpool) is an England, English playwright and screenwriter.
Early life
Moss grew up in Liverpool and attended Manchester Metropolitan University, where she studied film. She joined the Royal Court Theatre, Royal Cour ...
(born 1976), British playwright
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Chloe Ann O'Neil
Chloe Ann O'Neil (September 7, 1943 - November 15, 2018) was an American politician from New York.
Life
She was born Chloe Ann Tehon on September 7, 1943 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois, the daughter of Stephen W. Tehon PhD (1920–2009) and ...
(born 1943), New York politician
* Chloe Rogers (born 1985), English field hockey player
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Chloe Saavedra
Chaos Chaos are an American indie synthpop band based in Brooklyn, New York. The band was formed in Seattle under the name Smoosh in 2000 and adopted their current name in 2012. The band consists of two sisters, who founded the band as childre ...
(born 1994), founding member of the music group Chaos Chaos (formerly Smoosh)
* Chloë Sevigny (born 1974), American actress
*
Chloe Smith
Chloe Rebecca Smith (born 17 May 1982) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from September to October 2022. She previously served as Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health from 2021 to ...
(born 1982), British Conservative Party politician
* Chloe Smith (musician), American folk musician and activist
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Chloe Sutton
Chloe Elizabeth Sutton Mackey (born February 3, 1992) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle and long-distance events. Sutton represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games. Sutton has won a total of f ...
(born 1992), American swimmer
*
Chlöe Swarbrick
Chlöe Charlotte Swarbrick (born 26 June 1994) is a New Zealand politician. Following a high-profile but unsuccessful run for the 2016 Auckland mayoral election, she became a parliamentary candidate for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, ...
(born 1994), New Zealand politician and entrepreneur.
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Chloe Temtchine
Chloe Temtchine is an American singer-songwriter.
Early life
Temtchine grew up in New York City. She studied at Berklee College of Music, in Boston, Massachusetts. She started singing when she was six years old. At the time, on Sundays, her fath ...
, American singer-songwriter
* Chloe Ting (born 1986), Australian YouTuber
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Chloe Webb
Chloe Webb (born June 25, 1956) is an American actress, best known for her roles in the films '' Sid and Nancy'' (1986), ''The Belly of an Architect'' (1987), '' Twins'' (1988), and '' Heart Condition'' (1990). She also was nominated for a Prime ...
(born 1956), American actress
* Chloe Ardelia Wofford, birth name of
Toni Morrison
Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist. Her first novel, ''The Bluest Eye'', was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed '' So ...
(1931-2019), American author, editor and professor
* Chloé Zhao (born 1982), Chinese film maker
Fictional characters
* Chloe, in Mozart's song "
An Chloe
"An Chloe" (To Chloe), K. 524, is a composition for voice and piano by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a poem by Johann Georg Jacobi. Mozart composed it on 24 June 1787 in Vienna.
Text
Jacobi's poem consists of 13 four-line stanzas with an A–B–A ...
"
* Chloe, a chihuahua in the movie '' Beverly Hills Chihuahua''
* Chloe, in Atom Egoyan's 2009 film ''
Chloe
Chloe (; ), also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek. The name ultimately derives, through Greek, from the Proto-Indo-European root ', which relates to the colors yellow and green. T ...
''
* Chloe, a character in the play ''
Daphnis and Chloe
''Daphnis and Chloe'' ( el, Δάφνις καὶ Χλόη, ''Daphnis kai Chloē'') is an ancient Greek novel written in the Roman Empire, the only known work of the second-century AD Greek novelist and Hellenistic romance, romance writer Longus ...
Chloe
Chloe (; ), also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek. The name ultimately derives, through Greek, from the Proto-Indo-European root ', which relates to the colors yellow and green. T ...
, in the ''Noir'' anime television series
* Chloe, in the operetta ''
Orpheus in the Underworld
''Orpheus in the Underworld'' and ''Orpheus in Hell'' are English names for (), a comic opera with music by Jacques Offenbach and words by Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy. It was first performed as a two-act " opéra bouffon" at the Thé ...
'' by Jacques Offenbach
* Chloe, in the comic opera ''
Princess Ida
''Princess Ida; or, Castle Adamant'' is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It was their eighth operatic collaboration of fourteen. ''Princess Ida'' opened at the Savoy Theatre on 5 January 1884, for a ru ...
'' by Gilbert and Sullivan
* Chloe, in the novel '' Sleepovers'' by Jacqueline Wilson
* Chloe, in the novel '' S.N.U.F.F.'' by Victor Pelevin
* Chloe, fictional character from the TV series '' The Tribe''
* Aunt Chloe, in the novel ''
Uncle Tom's Cabin
''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U ...
'' by Harriet Beecher Stowe;
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Lucky Chloe
, also known simply as Chloe, is a fictional character from the ''Tekken'' fighting game franchise by Bandai Namco Entertainment, making her debut in '' Tekken 7''. She is a teenage girl wearing a black, pink and white kitten-themed costume, inclu ...
, fictional character from the video game series ''Tekken''
*
Chloe
Chloe (; ), also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek. The name ultimately derives, through Greek, from the Proto-Indo-European root ', which relates to the colors yellow and green. T ...
, co-protagonist of '' Glitter Force''
* Chloe Armstrong, in the television series ''Stargate Universe''
* Chloe Beale, from the ''
Pitch Perfect
''Pitch Perfect'' is a 2012 American musical comedy film directed by Jason Moore and written by Kay Cannon. It features an ensemble cast, including Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Skylar Astin, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis ...
'' movie franchise
* Chloé Bourgeois (character), from the animated TV series ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir''
* Chloe Branagh, a character from ''
Young Dracula
''Young Dracula'' is a British children's horror drama comedy television series which aired on CBBC, loosely based on '' Young Dracula'', a 2002 children's book by Michael Lawrence. It is also based on the epistolary novel ''Dracula'', writt ...
''
* Chloe Brennan, in the soap opera ''One Life to Live''
* Chloe Cammeniti, in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours''
* Chloe Carmichael, a new fictional character from ''
The Fairly OddParents
''The Fairly OddParents'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda who grant him ...
Chlo Charles
This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the award-winning BBC television series '' Waterloo Road''. The series utilises an ensemble cast, led by the staff members of the eponymous school. It also has a high turnov ...
, in the BBC television series ''Waterloo Road''
* Chloe Corbin, in PBS Kids Sprout programme ''
Chloe's Closet
''Chloe's Closet'' is an animated children's series produced by MoonScoop Entertainment and Telegael Teoranta. The series is mainly aimed for children ages 2 to 7 years old.
The show premiered in the United States on PBS Kids Sprout on July 1 ...
Lucifer
Lucifer is one of various figures in folklore associated with the planet Venus. The entity's name was subsequently absorbed into Christianity as a name for the devil. Modern scholarship generally translates the term in the relevant Bible passa ...
Chloe Frazer
Chloe Frazer is a fictional character in the ''Uncharted'' series, developed by Naughty Dog. Chloe, like series protagonist Nathan Drake, is a treasure hunter. Introduced in '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'', where she has a romantic history wi ...
, from the video game ''Uncharted'' franchise
* Khloe Gomez, a character from ''
He's Into Her
''He's Into Her'' is a Philippine teen romantic comedy television series based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Maxinejiji (Maxine Lat Calibuso), starring Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano. The series released on iWantTFC from May 28, 202 ...
''
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Chloe Harris
Chloe Harris is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Jessie Elland. She made her first appearance on 20 August 2021. Chloe was introduced as the sister of Gemma Harris, a dead teenager whose heart was given to ...
, from ''Emmerdale''
* Chloe James, from ''
Dog With a Blog
''Dog with a Blog'' is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel from October 12, 2012 to September 25, 2015. The series stars G Hannelius, Blake Michael, Francesca Capaldi, Regan Burns, and Beth Littleford, and also feat ...
''
* Chloe Jones, in the television series '' A Country Practice'';
* Chloe King, in the 2011 American television series ''
The Nine Lives of Chloe King
''The Nine Lives of Chloe King'' is an American supernatural drama television series which premiered on ABC Family on June 14, 2011, and ended on August 16, 2011. The one-hour drama is based on the book series of the same name by Liz Braswell. ...
''
* Chloe Lane, in the television series ''Days Of Our Lives''
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Chloe Mitchell
Chloe Mitchell is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. Introduced by former executive producer Edward J. Scott as the daughter of trusty Chancellor family maid, Esther Valentin ...
, in the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''
* Chloe O'Brian, in the television series ''24''
* Chloe Payne, in the television series ''
Mercy
Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French ''merci'', from Medieval Latin ''merced-'', ''merces'', from Latin, "price paid, wages", from ''merc-'', ''merxi'' "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, relig ...
''
* Chloe Park, in the television series ''
We Bare Bears
''We Bare Bears'' is an American animated sitcom created by Daniel Chong for Cartoon Network. The show follows three bear brothers, Grizzly, Panda, and Ice Bear, and their awkward attempts at integrating with the human world in the San Francisc ...
''
* Chloe Pig, in the British television series ''
Peppa Pig
''Peppa Pig'' is a British preschool animated television series by Astley Baker Davies. The show follows Peppa, an anthropomorphic female piglet, and her family, as well as her peers portrayed as other animals. The show first aired on 31 Ma ...
''
* Chloe Price, fictional character from the video game '' Life Is Strange''
* Chloe Pye, a fictional actress and dancer in the 1937 mystery novel, ''
Dancers in Mourning
''Dancers in Mourning'' is a crime novel by English writer Margery Allingham, first published in 1937, in the United Kingdom by Heinemann, London and in the United States by Doubleday Doran, New York City; later U.S. versions used the title ''W ...
'' by Margery Allingham
* Chlöe Rice, a character in the Netflix series ''
13 Reasons Why
''13 Reasons Why'' is an American teen drama television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and based on the 2007 novel ''Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. The series revolves around high school student Clay Jensen (Dylan M ...
''
* Chloe Richards, in the Australian soap ''Home and Away''
* Chloe Saunders, in
Chloe Steele
Chloe Steele is a fictional character from the ''Left Behind'' series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Chloe was a junior at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, during the vanishing of millions of people during the Rapture.
...
, in the ''Left Behind'' series
* Chloe Stilton, in the animated ''Horseland'' series
*
Chloe Sullivan
Chloe Sullivan is a fictional character in the television series ''Smallville'', which is based on the Superman and Superboy comics published by DC Comics. Portrayed by series regular Allison Mack, Chloe was an original character created exclus ...
, in the television series ''Smallville''
*
Chloe Talbot
"She Used to Be My Girl" is the fourth episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 5, 2004. It features actress Kim Cattrall ...
, in the television series ''The Simpsons''
* Chloe the Topaz Fairy, in the book franchise ''
Rainbow Magic
''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of ...
''
* Chloe Valens, in the video game ''
Tales of Legendia
, is an action role-playing game that was developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2 as the seventh main title in their '' Tales'' series. Originally released in Japan in August 2005, it was later made available in English in North A ...
''
* Chloe Wheeler, in the television series '' Coming of Age''