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Chloe - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Chloe
 
 

 


The girl name Chloe [ 2 syll. (c)hloe, ch-l-oe ] is pronounced KLOWiy KEY. Chloe's language of origin is Old Greek, and it is used largely in the English and German languages. Biblical name derived literally from the element chloe which means 'young green shoot'. An original form of Chloe is the Old Greek Khloe. The name was borne as an alternative name by Demeter the goddess of fertility and agriculture in Greek mythology. In the Bible, the name was borne by one of Paul's converts; this contribution to the adoption of the given name among English Puritans in the 17th century.

A variant form of the name is the French Chloé. Other forms of Chloe include the English, German, and Italian variant spelling Cloe and the Old Greek and English variant spelling Khloe.

Chloe is very popular as a baby name for girls, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1980s. At the recent height of its usage in 2007, 0.508% of baby girls were given the name Chloe. Its ranking then was #16. Within all girl names in its group, Chloe was the most popular in 2007. Chloe was used 24 times more than the 2nd ranked name, the English Khloe, in that year.

Baby names that sound like Chloe include the French Chloé, the English Khloe, the English Callie, the English Cayla, the German Clea, the English, German, and Italian Clelia, the English and German Cleo, the Italian Clio, the Arabic Kaela, the English Kaila, the English Kailee, the English Kailey, the Hawaii Kala, the English Kaleigh, the English Kaley, the English Kali, the English Kalie, the English Kallie, the English Kayla, the English Kaylee, the English Kayleigh, the English and Irish Kayley, the English Kayli, the English Kaylie, the English Keely, the English Keila, the English Kelley, the English Kelli, the English Kellie, the English and Irish Kelly, the English Kiley, the English Kilie, the English Kyla, the English Kylee, the English Kyleigh, the English Kylie, the English Kyly, the German Cäcilia, the German Cäcilie, the English, German, and Italian Cloe, the Arabic Kalila, the Arabic Khalilah, and the English Kyle.

KEY: Pronunciation for Chloe: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


A famous person named Chloe is Writer, Toni Morrison, born Chloe Anthony Wofford, 18 February 1931, Lorain, Ohio.

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