Greek · Girl name
Chloe
“young green shoot”
About the name Chloe
Chloe comes from the Greek chloe, meaning young green shoot, and was used as an epithet of the harvest goddess Demeter. A woman named Chloe is mentioned briefly by Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians, which led English Puritans to adopt the name. In literature the name is best known from Daphnis and Chloe, a pastoral romance by the Greek writer Longus about two foundlings raised by shepherds on the island of Lesbos; it later inspired a ballet score by Maurice Ravel. The spelling Chloë with a diaeresis shows that the final vowel is pronounced separately, as in the actress Chloë Sevigny.
- Meaning
- young green shoot
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- KLOH-ee(2 syl.)
Middle names for Chloe
- Chloe Rose
- Chloe Elizabeth
- Chloe Grace
- Chloe Jane
- Chloe Marie
Questions about Chloe
- What does Chloe mean?
- Chloe is a Greek name meaning "young green shoot".
- How do you pronounce Chloe?
- Chloe is pronounced KLOH-ee, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Chloe?
- Variants of Chloe include Chloé, Cloe, Khloe, Chloë.
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