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View Name: Chloe


CHLOE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
OTHER SCRIPTS: Χλοη (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: KLO-ee (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "green shoot" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter. The name is also mentioned by Paul in one of his epistles in the New Testament. As an English name, Chloe has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.
Related Names
VARIANT: Khloe (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Chloé, Cloé (French), Cloé (Portuguese), Cloe (Spanish)
Popularity
United States  ranked #10 
England/Wales  ranked #8 
Canada (BC)  ranked #7 
Australia (NSW)  ranked #1 
Belgium  ranked #18 
Catalonia  ranked #86 
France  ranked #3 
Ireland  ranked #8 
Netherlands  ranked #197 
Northern Ireland  ranked #11 
Scotland  ranked #9 
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