Chloe

[kloh-ee]

noun

the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.

a female given name.

Origin of Chloe

< Greek chlóē young green vegetation, akin to chlōrós chlor-¹

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Examples from the Web for chloe

Contemporary Examples of chloe

But not before Chloe climbs to the top of the highest bridge in NYC in preparation of killing herself.
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Matthew Paul Turner
October 3, 2014
Then, Chloe and her father have a heart to heart about how “crazy Mom the Christian is,” and then Rayford gets on the plane.
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Matthew Paul Turner
October 3, 2014
A lot of the hip people represented by her agency, Artists by Chloe, also smoke these elaborate digital devices.
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Daniel Genis
July 28, 2014
But as time goes by, Chloe falls ill and begins to wither away.
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Marlow Stern
July 20, 2014
Efram soon lands at LeMay Senior High School, where he meets Chloe.
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Elliot Ackerman
June 9, 2014

Historical Examples of chloe

Behemoth was a Strephon, and he thought that he had found his Chloe.
Garrison's Finish
W. B. M. Ferguson
Mary Ellen was not at home, but Chloe was and she welcomed them.
Mezzerow Loves Company
Floyd L. Wallace
Chloe was small and dark in contrast to the larger blonde Mary Ellen.
Mezzerow Loves Company
Floyd L. Wallace
"I think there's something in the kitchen," said Chloe, but Marcus hastily refused.
Mezzerow Loves Company
Floyd L. Wallace
Chloe could not have Joe Ainsworth after all, but there'd be another for her.
Mezzerow Loves Company
Floyd L. Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for chloe

Chloe

noun

See Daphnis and Chloe

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Word Origin and History for chloe

Chloe

fem. proper name, Latin, from Greek Khloe, literally "young green shoot;" related to khloros "greenish-yellow," from PIE *ghlo- variant of root *ghel- "to shine," also yielding words for "yellow" (cf. Latin helvus "yellowish, bay," Gallo-Latin gilvus "light bay;" Lithuanian geltonas "yellow;" Old Church Slavonic zlutu, Polish żółty, Russian zeltyj "yellow;" Sanskrit harih "yellow, tawny yellow," hiranyam "gold;" Avestan zari "yellow;" Old English geolu, geolwe, Modern English yellow, German gelb "yellow") and "green" (cf. Latin galbus "greenish-yellow;" Greek khloros "greenish-yellow color," kholos "bile;" Lithuanian zalias "green," zelvas "greenish;" Old Church Slavonic zelenu, Polish zielony, Russian zelenyj "green;" Old Irish glass, Welsh and Breton glas "green," also "gray, blue").

Buck says the interchange of words for yellow and green is "perhaps because they were applied to vegetation like grass, cereals, etc., which changed from green to yellow." It is possible that this whole group of yellow-green words is related to PIE root *ghlei- "to shine, glitter, glow, be warm" (see gleam (n.)).