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Chloe

American  
[kloh-ee] / ˈkloʊ i /

noun

  1. the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.

  2. a female given name.


Chloe British  
/ ˈkləʊɪ /

noun

  1. See Daphnis and Chloe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Chloe

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

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Chloe, a Labrador mix, is one of 15 dogs being coached by the startup, clad in customised data-gathering helmets.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

When rescue dog Chloe is not tumbling across the grass on a farm outside India's tech capital Bengaluru, she is learning to sniff human breath for cancer with a little help from AI.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

‘Under Story,’ Chloe Benjamin’s greatly anticipated follow-up to her breakout hit ‘The Immortalists,’ is an ambitious, fantasy-inflected adventure story.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

David said that "there wasn't any duty of care" shown to Chloe by the Treasury.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

“Yes, ma’am, I will. And I’ll tell her her pa’s name’s Kamau and her ma’s name’s Chloe and she’s got two names, Hope and Too-mah...”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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