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 [ 2 syll. (c)hloe, ch-l-oe ] The girl name Chloe 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 older form of Chloe is Khloe (Old Greek). In Greek mythology, this was borne as an epithet by Demeter the goddess of fertility and agriculture, in reference to her recurring fertility. The goddess also appeared in Daphnis and Chloe, a pastoral romance by the Greek novelist Longus in the 2nd century, which was later adapted into a ballet (1909-1912) by Maurice Ravel. In the Bible, it was borne by one of Paul's converts; consequently the name was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. The name has appeared in numerous works of literature, such as Sir Philip Sidney's prose romance The Arcadia (1590) and Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which promoted the use of the name among 19th century Black slaves in USA. Variant forms of the name include the French names Chloé and Cloé. Other forms of Chloe include the short form Clo (English), and the variant spellings Chloee (English), Chlöe (English and German), Cloe (English, German, and Italian), Khloe (Old Greek and English), and Kloe (English). 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 2008, 0.569% of baby girls were given the name Chloe. Its ranking then was #10. Within all girl names in its group, Chloe was the most popular in 2008. Chloe was used 7 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 and German Chlöe, the English Khloe, the English Caela, the English Caelee, the English Caeleigh, the English Caeley, the English Caeli, the English Caelie, the English Cahlie, the English Caihla, the English Caila, the English Caileigh, the English Cailey, the English Caili, the English Cailie, the English Caily, the Arabic Cala, the English Caleigh, and the English Cali. A famous person named Chloe is Author, Toni Morrison, born Chloe Anthony Wofford, 18 February 1931, Lorain, Ohio. 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)"   |
