Zoe

American

[zoh-ee, zoh] / ˈzoʊ i, zoʊ /

Or Zoë

noun

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

Example Sentences

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Zoe is a close friend of club founder Scott Sartiano.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Zoe Hitchen began photographing men's football while studying at university, and worked as a media-accredited English Football League photographer from 2008 to 2010.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

While working as a photographer, Zoe says she would regularly be targeted with sexist chants, and would be asked: "Do you even know what football is?"

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Zoe Johnston, a second-year student from Falkirk, has befriended several U.S. students whom she affectionately calls “my Americans.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Zoe yanks me outta the way, and there’s a loud bang as the juju hits the wall.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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