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Zoe

American  
[zoh-ee, zoh] / ˈzoʊ i, zoʊ /
Or Zoë

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “life.”


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That doesn’t necessarily make Zoe Kazan’s version more sympathetic to the woman Steinbeck defined as the kind of monster that moves undetected through the world all their lives.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

Council leader Zoe Nicholson called the venue a "major milestone in the history of the town".

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

"We believe they are minimising the scale of the damage," Australia Tibet Council executive officer Zoe Bedford said.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Then, Grossman was paired with Zoe Wohlfeld and instructed to imitate boiling milk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

After a pause, Zoe jumped up and scrambled after her, snatching her purse from the back of her chair—it was dark red, just like Vinny’s.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

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