Pronunciation | /ˈzoʊ.i/ ZOH-ee;/ˈzuː.i/ ZOO-ee |
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Gender | Both |
Language(s) | 1. Hebrew 2. Greek |
Derivation | 1. Zechariah 2. Zoe |
Meaning | 1. "God has remembered" 2. "life" |
Related names | Zechariah, Zoe |
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: