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 Midas (; grc-gre, Μίδας) was the name of a king in Phrygia with whom several myths became associated, as well as two later members of the Phrygian royal house. The most famous King Midas is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ...

Historical

* Zoë Porphyrogenita (), Byzantine empress * Exuperius and Zoe, saints, martyrs (died 127) * Zoe of Rome (died ), martyred saint *

Zoe Karbonopsina Zoe Karbonopsina, also Karvounopsina or Carbonopsina, ( el, Ζωὴ Καρβωνοψίνα, translit=Zōē Karbōnopsina), was an empress and regent of the Byzantine empire. She was the fourth spouse of the Byzantine Emperor Leo VI the Wise and th ...

(died ), Byzantine empress *

Zoe Palaiologina Zoe Palaiologina ( grc-x-byzant, Ζωή Παλαιολογίνα), whose name was later changed to Sophia Palaiologina (russian: София Фоминична Палеолог; ca. 1449 – 7 April 1503), was a Byzantine princess, member of ...

(c. 1455–1503), wife of Tsar Ivan III of Russia *

Zoé Talon, comtesse du Cayla 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 ...

(1785–1852), intimate friend and confidante of Louis XVIII

Contemporary

Arts and entertainment

Gorilla Zoe Alonzo Keith Mathis Jr. (born January 27, 1981), better known by his stage name Gorilla Zoe (), is an American rapper originally from East Point, Georgia. He is best known for being a member of the rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album ...

, American rapper *

Zoë (Austrian singer) Zoë Straub (; born 1 December 1996), known professionally as Zoë, stylized as ZOË, is an Austrian singer, songwriter and actress. She represented Austria with the song " Loin d'ici" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and placed thirteenth in ...

(Zoë Straub) (born 1996), Austrian singer, songwriter, and actress *

Zoë (British singer) Zoë (born and nowadays known as Zoë Pollock, 19 January 1969, Peckham, London) is a British pop singer and songwriter, who had brief success in 1991 with two hit singles, "Sunshine on a Rainy Day", which climbed to number 4 on the UK Singles Cha ...

(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 (born 1970), English television and radio personality *

Zoë Bell Zoë E. Bell (born November 17, 1978) is a New Zealand stuntwoman and actress. Some of her most notable stunt-work includes doubling for Lucy Lawless in '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and for Uma Thurman in ''Kill Bill''. As an actress, Bell has a ...

(born 1978), New Zealand stuntwoman and actress * Zoe Beloff (born 1958), New York-based artist *

Zoe Bertram Zoe Bertram is an Australian actress, whose first major role was in the teen-oriented television soap opera '' The Restless Years'' as Olivia Baxter from 1977 to 1981. Career Bertram has guested in numerous television series and appeared in ...

, Australian actress * Zoe Birkett (born 1985), English singer *

Zoe Boyle Zoe Boyle (born 1 January 1989) is an English actress known for her roles as Lavinia Swire on the series ''Downton Abbey'' and Trinity Ashby on ''Sons of Anarchy''. Education Boyle attended the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, at the ...

(born 1989), English actress *

Zoe Caldwell Zoe Ada Caldwell, (14 September 1933 – 16 February 2020) was an Australian actress. She was a four-time Tony Award winner, winning Best Featured Actress in a Play for '' Slapstick Tragedy'' (1966), and Best Actress in a Play for '' The Pri ...

(1933–2020), Australian actress * Zoe Cassavetes (born 1970), American director, screenwriter and actress * Zoë Chao (born 1985), American actress and screenwriter *

Zoe Colletti Zoe Margaret Colletti (born November 27, 2001) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the television pilot of ''American Men'' (2006) and played her first major-film role in '' Annie'' (2014). Colletti appeared in 2018 films ''Wildl ...

(born 2001), American actress *

Zooey Deschanel Zooey Claire Deschanel (; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She made her film debut in '' Mumford'' (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film '' Almost Famous'' (2000). Deschanel is known for h ...

(born 1980), American actress and musician *

Zoey Deutch Zoey Francis Chaya Thompson Deutch ( ; born November 10, 1994) is an American actress. She is daughter of director Howard Deutch and actress-director Lea Thompson. She gained recognition for her roles in the film '' Everybody Wants Some!!'', t ...

(born 1994), American actress and producer * Zoé Félix (born 1976), French actress *

Zoë Heller Zoë Kate Hinde Heller (born 7 July 1965) is an English journalist and novelist long resident in New York City. She has published three novels, ''Everything You Know'' (1999), '' Notes on a Scandal'' (2003), and '' The Believers'' (2008). ''Notes ...

(born 1965), English journalist and novelist *

Zoe Kazan Zoe Swicord Kazan (; born September 9, 1983) is an American actress, playwright, and screenwriter. She made her acting debut in the film ''Swordswallowers and Thin Men'' (2003) and later appeared in films such as '' The Savages'' (2007), ''Revol ...

(born 1983), American actress * Zoë Keating (born 1972), Canadian-American cellist and composer *

Zoë Kravitz Zoë Isabella Kravitz (born December 1, 1988) is an American actress, singer, and model. She made her acting debut in the romantic comedy film '' No Reservations'' (2007). Her breakthrough came with portraying Angel Salvadore in the superhero fi ...

(born 1988), American actress, singer and model * Zoe Laskari (born 1945), Greek actress *

Zoë Lister Zoë Lister is an English actress and writer, known for portraying the role of Zoe Carpenter in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. In 2014, she began working as a television writer, including work on ''Hollyoaks'', '' The Lodge'' and '' ...

(born 1982), English actress *

Zöe Lucker Zöe Elizabeth Lucker (born 11 April 1974) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Sonya Leach in ''Coronation Street'' Tanya Turner in the ITV drama series, ''Footballers' Wives''; Vanessa Gold in the long-running BBC One soap o ...

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

Zoe McLellan Zoe McLellan (born November 6, 1974) is an American actress known for roles in '' JAG'', ''Dirty Sexy Money'', '' NCIS: New Orleans'' and '' Designated Survivor''. , an arrest warrant against her has been outstanding since May 2021, on charges of ...

(born 1974), American actress * Zoë Nathenson (born 1969), British actress * Zoe Naylor (born 1977), Australian actress *

Zoie Palmer Zoie Palmer is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Dr. Lauren Lewis in the Showcase supernatural drama ''Lost Girl'' and as the Android in the SyFy science fiction series ''Dark Matter''. Early life Palmer was born in Camborne in Co ...

(born 1977), Canadian actress *

Zoë Pastelle Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen, known professionally as Zoë Pastelle, (born 5 April 1999) is a Swiss actress, model, and social media influencer. Early life Holthuizen was born in 1999 in Zürich. She trained in ballet, hip hop, jazz, and folk dance ...

(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 though ...

* Zoë Poledouris (born 1973), American actress and film composer * Zoe Saldana (born 1978), American actress * Zoë Salmon (born 1980), Northern Irish television presenter * Zoë Straub (born 1996), Austrian singer, songwriter, and actress *

Zoe Strauss Zoe Strauss (born 1970) is an American photographer"Zoe Strauss: 10 Years"

(born 1970), American photographer *

Zoe Sugg Zoë Elizabeth Sugg (born 28 March 1990), also known by her online name Zoella, is an English media personality, entrepreneur, and author. She began her career as a YouTuber in 2009, and has since amassed over 10 million subscribers. In 2014, ...

(born 1990), English beauty blogger and vlogger * Zoë Tapper (born 1981), English actress *

Zoe Tay Zoe Tay (; born 10 January 1968) is a Singaporean actress and former model. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Caldecott Hill" and "Ah Jie" (Top Actress) by the local media since the rise of her popularity in the 1990s. She is one of th ...

(born 1968), Singaporean actress * Zoé Valdés (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 Zoë Wanamaker (born 13 May 1949) is a British-American actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. A nine-time Olivier Award nominee, she won for '' Once in a Lifetime'' (1979) and ''Electra' ...

(born 1949), American-born English actress *

Zoe Wees Zoe Wees (born 13 May 2002), is a German singer. Her debut single "Control" charted in several nations including number one in France ( SNEP Radio) and the top ten in Belgium. Background Wees grew up in Hamburg. She has lived with benign rolan ...

(born 2002), German singer *

Zoe Wiseman Zoe Wiseman (born 1970 in Marion, Indiana) is a former American model and is now a photographer known for her fine art nude photography, and is the web owner of Community Zoe which promotes specifically fine art nude photography. Several photo bo ...

(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 (born 1988), French ice dancer * Zoi Dimoschaki (born 1985), Greek freestyle swimmer * Zoe Goss (born 1968), Australian cricket player * Zoey Clark (born 1994), British sprinter * Zoi Paraskevopoulou, Greek archer *

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott Zoi Katherine Sadowski-Synnott (, born 6 March 2001) is a New Zealand snowboarder, specialising in slopestyle and big air competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's slopestyle and silver in the big air at the 2022 Winter Olympics, b ...

(born 2001), New Zealand snowboarder * Zoe Tynan (1998–2016), English footballer

Others

* Zoe Adjonyoh, British writer and cook * Zoe Cameron, British politician * Zoe G. Cardon, American ecosystems ecologist * Zoe Daniel, Australian journalist * Zoé de Gamond (1806–1854), Belgian educator and feminist * Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga (1920–2006), Romanian literary historian *, Belgian politician (Ecolo) * Zoe Hauptová (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, birth name of French saint Catherine Labouré (1806–1876) *

Zoé Laurier Zoé, Lady Laurier ( Lafontaine; June 26, 1841 – November 1, 1921), was the wife of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada. Biography Zoé Lafontaine was born on 27 June 1841 to Godefroy-Napoleon Robert and Zoé Tessier ...

(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, American animal rights activist and animal sanctuary founder * Zoë Wicomb (born 1948), South African-Scottish author and academic * Zoé Valdés (born 1959), Cuban writer * Zoey Zane (aka Emily Sander; 1989–2007), murder victim

Surname

* John Zoe, Tli Cho statesman *

Rachel Zoe Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig (born September 1, 1971) is an American fashion designer, businesswoman and author who rose to prominence as a celebrity wardrobe stylist. She has been credited with the creation of "the boho-meets-rock chic look that came ...

, American fashion designer

Fictional characters

*Zoe, main character played by Jennifer Lopez in ''

The Back-up Plan ''The Back-up Plan'' (previously known as ''Plan B'') is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Alan Poul, starring Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin.Siegel, Tatiana, and Michael Fleming"Jennifer Lopez going with 'Plan B': CBS Films ...

'' *Zoe, from the film ''

Chernobyl Diaries ''Chernobyl Diaries'' is a 2012 American disaster horror film co-written and produced by Oren Peli and directed by Brad Parker, in his directorial debut. The film stars Jonathan Sadowski, Jesse McCartney, Devin Kelley, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Ingr ...

'' *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'', ...

'' *Zoey, one of the four Survivors in ''

Left 4 Dead ''Left 4 Dead'' is a 2008 first-person shooter game developed by Valve South and published by Valve. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in November 2008 and for Mac OS X in October 2010, and is the first title in the ...

'' *Zoé, a character who must be rescued in the game ''

Little Big Adventure ''Little Big Adventure'' is a 1994 action-adventure game developed by Adeline Software International. It was published in Europe by Electronic Arts, and by Activision in North America, Asia and Oceania under the name ''Relentless: Twinsen's Adv ...

'' *Zoë, in the series '' Monarch of the Glen'' *Zoe, character in, and the subject of, the play '' The Octoroon'' *Zoey, a little girl character in the 2019 comedy movie '' Playing with Fire'' *Zoey, Dawn's rival in the '' Pokémon'' anime *Zoey, Rudolph's love interest in '' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie'' *Zoe, a Muppet character on ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) ...

'' *Zoey, in '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'', the fourth season of the ''Total Drama'' series *Zoey, the main character from Netflix's '' StarBeam'' *Zoe, from '' Zombeavers'' *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 ''This Is Us'' is an American family drama television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames. It s ...

'' *Zoe Barnes, newspaper reporter/blogger, ''House of Cards'' *

Zoey Bartlet The television series ''The West Wing'' is a political drama series which was originally broadcast on NBC. During its seven seasons the ensemble cast of stars, recurring stars, and guest stars earned 157 acting nominations (often competing in th ...

, youngest daughter of President Barlet on the TV series ''The West Wing'' *Zoë Bean, a rational character in the webcomic ''

Sluggy Freelance ''Sluggy Freelance'' is a long-running webcomic written and drawn by Pete Abrams. Starting in 1997, it is one of the oldest successful webcomics, and as of 2012 had hundreds of thousands of readers. Abrams was one of the first comic artists succ ...

'' *Zoe Belmont, from '' Castlevania'' *

Zoe Benson The third season of the American horror anthology television series ''American Horror Story'', subtitled ''Coven'', is set in 2013 New Orleans and follows a coven of witches descended from Salem as they fight for survival, and features flash ...

, 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, main character on ''Zoey 101'' *Zoe Busiek, protagonist to the drama Wild Card *

Zoe Carpenter Zoe Carpenter is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Zoë Lister. The character first appeared on-screen on 1 September 2006, as one of three new students at Hollyoaks Community College. It was a ...

, 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 ...

'' * Zoe Carter, 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 An escape room, also known as an escape game, puzzle room, exit game, or riddle room is a game in which a team of players discover clues, solve puzzles, and accomplish tasks in one or more rooms in order to accomplish a specific goal in a limite ...

'' *Zoey Franklin, from the ''

Dork Diaries ''Dork Diaries'' is a children's book series written and illustrated by Rachel Renée Russell. The series, written in a diary format, uses drawings, doodles, and comic strips to chronicle the daily life of its 15-year-old adolescent protagon ...

'' book series *Zoe Hamilton, from ''The Perfect Man'' *Zoë Hange, or Hange Zoë, from the anime series '' Attack on Titan'' * Zoey Hanson, Ichigo Momomiya's English dub name in ''

Tokyo Mew Mew is a Japanese manga series created and written by Reiko Yoshida and illustrated by Mia Ikumi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from September 2000 to February 2003, with its chapters co ...

'' (''Mew Mew Power'') *Zoe Hart, in the U.S. TV series ''

Hart of Dixie ''Hart of Dixie'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The CW from September 26, 2011, to March 27, 2015. The series, created by Leila Gerstein, stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, a New Yorker who, after her dreams of ...

'', played by Rachel Bilson *

Zoe Heriot Zoe Heriot (sometimes spelled Zoe Herriot) is a fictional character played by Wendy Padbury in the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. A young astrophysicist who lived on a space wheel in the 21st century, ...

, 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'' #59 (June–July 1950). ...

*Zoey Lou, an alias adopted by a character in '' Missing You'' *Zoe Louise, the protagonist of the books ''Zoe Rising'' and ''Stonewords'' by author Pam Conrad * Zoe Luper, from the soap opera '' All My Children'' * Zoe MacPherson, 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 tr ...

'' * Zoe Newton, from soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Zoë Nightshade, from the ''

Percy Jackson & the Olympians ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' is a series of five fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan, and the first book series in the '' Camp Half-Blood Chronicles''. The novels are set in a world with the Greek gods in the 21st centu ...

'' book series *Zoe Orimoto (Izumi Orimoto in Japanese version), from '' Digimon Frontier'' *Zoe Payne, from the game '' SSX'' *Zoey Pierson, Ted's environmentalist girlfriend in '' How I Met Your Mother'' *Zoey Redbird, the protagonist of the '' House of Night'' novels *

Zoe Reynolds Zoe Reynolds is a fictional case officer in the counterterrorism department of MI5, featured in the British television series '' Spooks'', also known as ''MI5'' in the United States. The character is played by Keeley Hawes. Prior to starting her ...

, from ''Spooks'' (''MI-5'' in the USA) * Zoe Rivas, from the teen drama ''Degrassi'' * Zoe Ramos, a character from the ''Ghost Whisperer'' *

Zoe Slater Zoe Slater is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Michelle Ryan. She made her first appearance on 18 September 2000. Zoe arrives in Walford along with her father, Charlie (Derek Martin), sisters Kat (Jessi ...

, main character from soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Zoe Trent, from ''

Littlest Pet Shop Littlest Pet Shop is a toy franchise and cartoon series owned by Hasbro. The original toy series was produced by Kenner in the early 1990s. An animated television series was made in 1995 by Sunbow Productions and Jean Chalopin Creativite et Devel ...

'' *Zoe Tripp, a folk singer from the 2005 film ''The Californians'' *

Zoe Washburne This page lists characters from the television series '' Firefly''. Major characters Malcolm Reynolds Malcolm Reynolds ("Mal"), played by Nathan Fillion, is owner and captain of the Firefly-class spaceship ''Serenity'', and was a volunteer in ...

, from the ''Firefly'' TV series *Zoey Woodbine, from the sitcom ''

Cybill ''Cybill'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998. Starring Cybill Shepherd, the show revolves around the life of Cybill Sheridan, a twice-divorced single mother of tw ...

'' *Zoe Young, from the animated series ''

Fantastic Max ''Fantastic Max'' is an animated cartoon series, originally aired from 1988 to 1990 created by Hanna-Barbera Productions, Kalisto Ltd., Booker PLC and Tanaka Promotion Co. and in association with S4C. It centers on a boy named Maxwell "Fantastic ...

'' *Zoe Zibbell, in the book series ''Spy School'' by

Stuart Gibbs Stuart Gibbs (born June 11, 1969) is an American author who has written mostly mystery and humor books that are aimed for tweens and teens. Gibbs' books have been described as "fun, fast-paced." and "entertaining". He has wrote six book series: ...

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