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}}</ref> The French spelling is Chloé. The name comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|el|χλόη}} (''khlóē''), meaning "green shoot".<ref>{{cite web |
}}</ref> The French spelling is Chloé. The name comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|el|χλόη}} (''khlóē''), meaning "young green shoot".<ref>{{cite web |
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| Pronunciation | Klo-ee (English speaking) Kloeh (A French pronunciation, also said as Klo-ee) |
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| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | Young Green Shoot |
Chloe (also Chloë, Cloe or Chloé) is a popular first or given name for girls, especially in England. In Northern Ireland, Chloe was the most popular name for newborns from 1997 to 2002, followed by Emma in 2003.[1] The French spelling is Chloé. The name comes from the Greek χλόη (khlóē), meaning "young green shoot".[2] The name appears one time in the Bible, in 1 Corinthians 1:11 in the context of "the house of Chloe".[3][4]
People
- Chloe - American singer
- Chloe - Australian singer–songwriter
- Chloe - American AVN Hall of Fame adult film actress
- Chloë Agnew - Irish singer and the youngest member of Celtic Woman
- Chloe Alper - English singer and bass player for the band Pure Reason Revolution
- Chloe Annett - British actress
- Chloe Dao - season two winner of the reality television series Project Runway
- Chloe Jones - American model and pornographic actress
- Chloe Katz - American figure skater
- Chloe Marshall - British plus-size model
- Chloë Moretz - American child actress
- Chloe Nicole - American model and pornographic actress
- Chloe Rogers - English field hockey player
- Chloë Sevigny - American actress
- Chloe Sutton - American swimmer
- Chloe Webb - American actress
- Chloe Wofford - (birth name of Toni Morrison) American author, editor, and professor
Fictional characters
- Chloe - character in Daphnis and Chloe by ancient Greek novelist Longus
- Aunt Chloe - character in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- Chloe - character in Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach
- Chloe - character in Princess Ida operetta by Gilbert & Sullivan
- Chloe - character in the Noir anime TV series
- Chloe Cammeniti - character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Chloe Gunn - character in Charlie Bone Series
- Chloe Jones - character in the television series A Country Practice
- Chloe Lane - character in the television series Days Of Our Lives
- Chloe Mitchell - character in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Chloe O'Brian - character in the television series 24
- Chloe Richards - character in the Australian soap Home and Away
- Chloe Simon - character in Disney's 102 Dalmatians
- Chloe Steele - character in the Left Behind series
- Chloe Sullivan - character in the television series Smallville
- Chloe Valens - character in the video game Tales of Legendia
- Chloe - Fictional Character In Sleepovers By Jacqueline Wilson
- Chloe Wheeler - Fictional Character in BBC THREE Sitcom Coming of Age.
- Chloe - Fictional character in the French television series Madeline
- Chlo Grainger - Waterloo Road, a British TV programme. Pronounced "Chlo"
- Chloe Brennan a fictional character on One Life to Live on ABC
References
- ^ "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Newyork in 2003" (PDF) (Press release). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2004-01-02. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
Jack and Emma were the most popular first names given to children whose births were registered in Northern Ireland in 2003
- ^ Mike Campbell. "Meaning, Origin and History of the name Chloe". Behind the Name: the etymology and history of first names. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ^ Complete Bible Genealogy - Find any name in the Bible
- ^ Chloe. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07
See also
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