By Emma Waterhouse · Updated October 2026
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Literary character
Hebrew
"splendor, abundance"
African, Kiswahili
"pledged to God"
Bulgarian
"golden glow"
Greek
"life"
From the Greek name Zoe meaning life.
French from Greek
English
"life + girl"
Dutch
"sweet"
Czech, Polish, and Ukrainian variation of Sophia
"wisdom"
"painting, illustration"
Arabic
"morning"
"light, brilliance"
"light, splendor"
Persian
"Venus"
Alternative spelling or modern Greek form of Zoe
Slavic variation of Zoe
Spelling variation of Zoe; Greek
Greek, “lively”
Polish and Slovene variation of Zoe, Greek
African, Congolese; also literary name
"piece of earth"
Latin
"belt, girdle"
Chinese
"a simple aim"
Literary name or variation of Zoe, Greek
Biblical place-name
"captivating woman"
Arabic, Persian
"the Pleiades"
Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
"little dawn"
Slavic
"golden dawn"
"star"
"survivor"
"girdle"
Variation of Zoe, Greek
Invented name
"new life in the meadow; elderberry clearing"
Russian and Greek variation of Zoe, Greek
Russian and Greek variation of Zoe
Arabic via Urdu
"beautiful"
Hungarian, diminutive of Susan
Hungarian, from French
"supplanter"
Hungarian
"sage"
"lily; God is gracious"
Hungarian, , diminutive of Erzsebet
"God is my oath"
"desire"
Hungarian version of Greek Sofia
"one who possesses wisdom"
"my god is oath"
Hungarian, from Hebrew
"lily"
"cream"
"peace"
English, derived from Zulu, South African tribal name
Turkish, Chechen
"possessing the moon"
"fair, brilliant beauty"
