Zooey

Literary name or variation of Zoe, Greek

"life"

Zooey Origin and Meaning

The name Zooey is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "life".

Readers who remember J. D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey have probably forgotten that the character was male (nee Zachary). Nowadays the somewhat loopy spin on Zoe is associated with actress Zooey Deschanel.

Zooey Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 5560 on Nameberry

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Famous People Named Zooey

• Zooey Claire Deschanel American actress.

Zooey in Pop Culture

• Zooey Rice fiancée in film "I Love You, Man".
• Zooey Renner character in film "3 Days to Kill".
• Zooey truck in "Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks".