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behind the name | Zoé (Ζωη in Ancient Greek) ~ life
meaning & history: Means “life” in Greek. From early times it was adopted by Hellenized Jews as a calque translation of Biblical Hebrew Hava or Eve (חַוָּה).
The name was cherished in the Eastern Roman Empire, most notably thanks to the 11th century ruler Zoë Porphyrogenita who reigned as Byzantine Empress alongside her sister Theodora. As an English name, Zoe has only been in use since the 1800s. It has generally been far more common among Slavic Christians, with various spellings attesting to its popularity.
related names: Eve, Zoey, Zoya, Zoja
#name meanings#etymology#history#ancient greece#judaism#christianity#behind the name#zoe kravitz#sparkle like a star#flowers and floral#*#mine#name edits#shoutout to zorya vechernaya for keeping me up at night making this edit#not at all inspired by that goddamn failure called fantastic beasts p.ii#this is technically eve and živa name edit too#or maybe not živa but persephone huh .. that's u too#it's all in the pomegranates and blood splatter#moodboard#aesthetic#name moodboard#woc moodboard#harry potter#red and gold#biblical names#byzantium#slavic stuff#blood
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