Meaning of Zoe | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A female given name from Ancient Greek, of common usage, variant of Zoë.
3. In the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben, bare life, as opposed to any particular mode of life (bios).
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Examples

“Rosalie smiled faintly, and at the clapping of her hands, the raven-haired Zoe, in all her surpassing beauty, entered the apartment.”

“"Who ever heard of a girl named Zoe! You never did yourself." ¶ "I know I never did, Roy Kemble, but just the same I think it is the most beautiful name in the world. It isn't so much what it really means; names don't have to mean anything - it's what it feels like it means.”

“"Zoë!" The high-born girl repeated her own name in genuine astonishment. / "Yes," replied the negress. "Rustan is very affectionate. He says that I am his Zoë, his "life", because he would surely die of starvation without me."”

“On August 16, 2014, a 24-year-old male programmer posted a more than 9,000-word tirade about the dissolution of his relationship with video game developer Zoë Quinn.”

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