Chloe Explained

Chloe
Pronunciation:
pronounced as /fr/
in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /ˈxlo.i/
Gender:Female
Meaning:Epithet of Demeter, referring to young, green foliage or shoots of plants
Origin:Greek

Chloe (;[1]), also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek. The name ultimately derives, through Greek, from the Proto-Indo-European root , which relates to the colors yellow and green.[2] The common scientific prefix chloro- (e.g. chlorine and chloroplast) derives from the same Greek root. In Greek the word refers to the young, green foliage or shoots of plants in spring.

was one of the many epithets of the goddess Demeter. The name appears in the New Testament, in 1 Corinthians 1:11 in the context of "the house of Chloe", a leading early Christian woman in Corinth, Greece.[3] The French spelling is Chloé.

Popularity

The name was a popular Ancient Greek girl's name (cf. the Ancient Greek novel Daphnis and Chloe) and remains a popular Greek name today.

It has been a very popular name in the United Kingdom since the early 1990s, peaking in popularity later in the 1990s and during the first decade of the 21st century.

In Northern Ireland, Chloe was the most popular name for newborn girls from 1997 to 2002, followed by Emma in 2003.[4] It was also one of the most popular girls' names throughout the UK from 1995 to 2002.[5] In 2013, it was the fourth-most popular name for baby girls in Australia.[6]

Chloe was among the five most popular names for newborn girls of Asian descent in the American state of Virginia in 2022.[7] It has ranked among the top one hundred names for newborn American girls nationally since 1998, peaking in 2009 and 2010 when it was the ninth most popular name given to girls. It was the twenty-fourth most popular name for American girls nationally in 2021.[8] The name is occasionally misspelled as “Chole”. The United States Social Security Administration noted that a number of parents of girls initially named “Chole” on their birth certificates had filed to correct the spelling to “Chloe” between 2017 and 2022.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: произношение Chloe: Как произносится Chloe, язык: английский. Команда. Forvo. forvo.com.
  2. Web site: Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/- - Wiktionary. en.wiktionary.org. 2020-04-14.
  3. Corinthians 1:11
  4. Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003 . . 2 January 2004 . 14 February 2008 . Jack and Emma were the most popular first names given to children whose births were registered in Northern Ireland in 2003 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060929210813/https://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf . 29 September 2006 .
  5. News: Mohammed enters top boys' names . . January 5, 2005 . July 9, 2010.
  6. Web site: Australia's 100 most popular baby names. Kidspot. April 2, 2013. 2014-01-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091657/http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh. January 10, 2014.
  7. Web site: Virginia Department of Health's Office of Vital Records Announces Top Fifteen Baby Names of 2022, Other Interesting Virginia Birth Data . 23 January 2023 .
  8. Web site: Popularity for the name Chloe - Behind the Name .
  9. News: The most-regretted baby names, and more! . 2022-08-12 . Andrew Van Dam . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.

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