Zooey
| Pronunciation | /ˈzoʊi/ ZOH-ee,[1] /ˈzuːi/ ZOO-ee |
|---|---|
| Gender | Both |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | 1. Hebrew 2. Greek |
| Derivation | 1. Zechariah 2. Zoe |
| Meaning | 1. "God has remembered" 2. "life" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Zechariah, Zoe, Joe, Joey |
Zooey is a given name. The name was, at least for decades, best known as a masculine nickname for "Zachary" or "Zechariah", from its use by J. D. Salinger for his character Zooey Glass. It is now sometimes considered a variant of female given name Zoe.
Those bearing the name include:
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- Zooey Deschanel, an American actress and singer named after the Salinger novel.[2] (She pronounces it as "Zoë.")[3]
In fiction
- Zooey Glass, male Jewish-Irish character in Franny and Zooey and other parts of the Glass family narrative of J. D. Salinger
- Zooey, truck (anthropomorphized as female child) in Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks
- Princess Zooey, a character in Sofia the First (also pronounced like Zoë as Deschanel is)
References
- ^ "Franny and Who-ey?". 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ Vries, Hilary De. "A NIGHT OUT WITH -- Zooey Deschanel; Now, Life Is a Cabaret". Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "Zooey Deschanel Interview" with Conan O'Brien, at 3 minutes 59 seconds (To be precise, she pronounced it in that way in recounting a letter purporting to be written to her by her missing stuffed animal.)
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