Chloe: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
imported>Starklinson
People: linking
imported>SpiritedMichelle
m Fictional characters: Italicized book titles
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{about|the given name}}
{{About|the given name}}
{{redirect|Kloe|the Scottish singer and songwriter|Kloe (singer)}}
{{Redirect|Kloe|the Scottish singer and songwriter|Kloe (singer)}}
{{pp-protected|small=yes}}
{{Pp-protected|small=yes}}
{{Wiktionary|Chloe}}
{{Infobox given name
{{Infobox given name
| name = Chloe
| name = Chloe
Line 15: Line 14:
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}
{{Wiktionary|Chloe}}


'''Chloe''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|oʊ|i}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ru.forvo.com/word/chloe/|title=произношение Chloe: Как произносится Chloe, язык: английский|first=Команда|last=Forvo|website=forvo.com}}</ref> {{Langx|el|Χλόη}}{{Efn|<small>[[Ancient Greek]]:</small> {{Lang|grc-Latn|Chlóē}}, {{IPA|grc|kʰló.ɛː|pron}}<br /><small>[[Modern Greek]]:</small> {{Lang|el-Latn|Chlói}}, {{IPA|el|ˈxlo.i|pron}}|name=|group=note}}), 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 language|Proto-Indo-European]] root {{lang|ine-x-proto|ǵʰelh₃-}}, which relates to the colors yellow and green.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/%C7%B5%CA%B0elh%E2%82%83- |title=Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ǵʰelh₃- - Wiktionary |website=en.wiktionary.org|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>{{Citation needed|reason=According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Dictionaries_as_sources#Dictionaries_with_little_for_standards,_consistency,_or_enforcement: A wiki-based dictionary that anyone can edit without editorial oversight is not reliable, and that includes Wiktionary|date=May 2020}} 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.
'''Chloe''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|oʊ|i}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ru.forvo.com/word/chloe/|title=произношение Chloe: Как произносится Chloe, язык: английский|first=Команда|last=Forvo|website=forvo.com}}</ref> {{Langx|el|Χλόη}}{{Efn|<small>[[Ancient Greek]]:</small> {{Lang|grc-Latn|Chlóē}}, {{IPA|grc|kʰló.ɛː|pron}}<br /><small>[[Modern Greek]]:</small> {{Lang|el-Latn|Chlói}}, {{IPA|el|ˈxlo.i|pron}}|name=|group=note}}), 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 language|Proto-Indo-European]] root {{lang|ine-x-proto|ǵʰelh₃-}}, which relates to the colors yellow and green.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/%C7%B5%CA%B0elh%E2%82%83- |title=Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ǵʰelh₃ |publisher=Wiktionary |access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>{{User-generated inline|certain=yes|date=August 2025}} In Greek the word refers to the young, green foliage or shoots of plants in spring. {{Lang|el|Χλόη}} was one of the many [[epithet]]s of the goddess [[Demeter]].<ref>{{LSJ|xlo/h|χλόη|longref}}</ref> The French spelling is [[Chloé (given name)|Chloé]].
 
{{Lang|el|Χλόη}} was one of the many [[epithet]]s of the goddess [[Demeter]].<ref>{{LSJ|xlo/h|χλόη|longref}}</ref> The name appears in the [[New Testament]], in [[1 Corinthians 1|1 Corinthians 1:11]] in the context of "the house of Chloe", a leading early Christian woman in [[Corinth]], Greece.<ref>{{Bibleverse|1|Corinthians|1:11|NRSV}}</ref> The French spelling is [[Chloé (given name)|Chloé]].


== Popularity ==
== Popularity ==
Line 35: Line 33:
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060929210813/https://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060929210813/https://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf
  | archive-date = 29 September 2006
  | archive-date = 29 September 2006
  }}</ref> It was also one of the most popular girls' names throughout the UK from 1995 to 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4148335.stm |title=Mohammed enters top boys' names |work=[[BBC News]] |date=January 5, 2005 |access-date=July 9, 2010}}</ref> In 2013, it was the fourth-[[List of most popular given names#Female names 5|most popular name for baby girls in Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh|title=Australia's 100 most popular baby names|website=Kidspot|date=April 2, 2013|access-date=2014-01-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091657/http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh|archive-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref>
  }}</ref> It was also one of the most popular girls' names throughout the UK from 1995 to 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4148335.stm |title=Mohammed enters top boys' names |work=[[BBC News]] |date=January 5, 2005 |access-date=July 9, 2010}}</ref> In 2013, it was the fourth-[[List of most popular given names#Female names 5|most popular name for baby girls in Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh|title=Australia's 100 most popular baby names|website=Kidspot|date=April 2, 2013|access-date=2014-01-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091657/http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh|archive-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref>


Chloe was among the five most popular names for [[Asian people|newborn girls of Asian descent]] in the [[United States of America|American]] state of [[Virginia]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/blog/2023/01/23/virginia-department-of-healths-office-of-vital-records-announces-top-fifteen-baby-names-of-2022-other-interesting-virginia-birth-data/ |title = Virginia Department of Health's Office of Vital Records Announces Top Fifteen Baby Names of 2022, Other Interesting Virginia Birth Data |date = 23 January 2023 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/chloe/top/united-states | title=Popularity for the name Chloe - Behind the Name }}</ref> The name is occasionally misspelled as “Chole”. The [[Social Security Administration|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/12/baby-names-childless-couples-moving/ |title=The most-regretted baby names, and more! |date=2022-08-12 |author1=Andrew Van Dam |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref>
Chloe was among the five most popular names for [[Asian people|newborn girls of Asian descent]] in the [[United States of America|American]] state of [[Virginia]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/blog/2023/01/23/virginia-department-of-healths-office-of-vital-records-announces-top-fifteen-baby-names-of-2022-other-interesting-virginia-birth-data/ |title = Virginia Department of Health's Office of Vital Records Announces Top Fifteen Baby Names of 2022, Other Interesting Virginia Birth Data |date = 23 January 2023 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/chloe/top/united-states | title=Popularity for the name Chloe - Behind the Name }}</ref> The name is occasionally misspelled as "Chole". The [[Social Security Administration|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/12/baby-names-childless-couples-moving/ |title=The most-regretted baby names, and more! |date=2022-08-12 |author1=Andrew Van Dam |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref>


In 2022, it was the sixth most popular name given to girls in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014701|title=Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)|website=Statistics Canada|access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref>
In 2022, it was the sixth most popular name given to girls in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014701|title=Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)|website=Statistics Canada|access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref>


== People ==
== People ==
{{Div col}}
* [[Chloë (Australian singer)]] (Chloë Stafford), Australian singer
* [[Chloë (Australian singer)]] (Chloë Stafford), Australian singer
* [[Chloë Agnew]] (born 1989), Irish singer and the youngest member of Celtic Woman
* [[Chloë Agnew]] (born 1989), Irish singer and the youngest member of Celtic Woman
Line 47: Line 46:
* [[Chloë Annett]] (born 1971), British actress
* [[Chloë Annett]] (born 1971), British actress
* [[Chloe Ashcroft]] (born 1942), British TV presenter
* [[Chloe Ashcroft]] (born 1942), British TV presenter
* [[Chloe Asaam]], Ghanaian fashion designer
* [[Chloé Aurard]] (born 1999), French professional ice hockey player
* [[Chloé Aurard]] (born 1999), French professional ice hockey player
* [[Chloe Bailey]] (born 1998), known mononymously as Chlöe, an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and part of the duo [[Chloe x Halle]]
* [[Chloe Bailey]] (born 1998), known mononymously as Chlöe, an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and part of the duo [[Chloe x Halle]]
Line 70: Line 70:
* [[Chloë Grace Moretz]] (born 1997), American actress
* [[Chloë Grace Moretz]] (born 1997), American actress
* [[Chloé Georges]] (born 1980), a French acrobatic skier
* [[Chloé Georges]] (born 1980), a French acrobatic skier
* [[Chloe Greechan]] (born 2000), Jersey cricketer and bowls player
* [[Chloe Gong]] (born 1998), New Zealand writer
* [[Chloe Gong]] (born 1998), New Zealand writer
* [[Chloe Goodman]] (born 1993), British model and television personality  
* [[Chloe Goodman]] (born 1993), British model and television personality  
Line 76: Line 77:
* [[Chloë Hanslip]] (born 1987), British violinist
* [[Chloë Hanslip]] (born 1987), British violinist
* [[Chloé Hayden]] (born 1997), Australian actress and author
* [[Chloé Hayden]] (born 1997), Australian actress and author
* [[Chloe Holladay]], American majorette
* [[Chloé Hollings]], French-Australian actress
* [[Chloé Hollings]], French-Australian actress
* [[Chloe Hooper]] (born 1973), Australian author
* [[Chloe Hooper]] (born 1973), Australian author
Line 90: Line 92:
* [[Chloe Kelly]] (born 1998), English footballer
* [[Chloe Kelly]] (born 1998), English footballer
* [[Chloe Kim]] (born 2000), American snowboarder
* [[Chloe Kim]] (born 2000), American snowboarder
* [[Chloe Kitts]] (born 2004), American basketball player
* [[Chloé Lambert]] (born 1976). French actress
* [[Chloé Lambert]] (born 1976). French actress
* [[Kloe (singer)|Chloe Latimer]] (born 1996), Scottish singer and songwriter
* [[Kloe (singer)|Chloe Latimer]] (born 1996), Scottish singer and songwriter
Line 104: Line 107:
* [[Chloe Moss]] (born 1976), British playwright
* [[Chloe Moss]] (born 1976), British playwright
* [[Chloe Ann O'Neil]] (born 1943), New York politician
* [[Chloe Ann O'Neil]] (born 1943), New York politician
* [[Chloé Paquet]] (born 1994), French tennis player
* [[Chloe Rogers]] (born 1985), English field hockey player
* [[Chloe Rogers]] (born 1985), English field hockey player
* [[Chloe Saavedra]] (born 1994), founding member of the music group Chaos Chaos (formerly Smoosh)
* [[Chloe Saavedra]] (born 1994), founding member of the music group Chaos Chaos (formerly Smoosh)
Line 116: Line 120:
* [[Chloe Ting]] (born 1986), Australian YouTuber
* [[Chloe Ting]] (born 1986), Australian YouTuber
* [[Chloé Wary]] (born 1995), French comics writer
* [[Chloé Wary]] (born 1995), French comics writer
* [[Chloe Watson (boxer)|Chloe Watson]] (born 2000), English professional boxer
* [[Chloe Webb]] (born 1956), American actress
* [[Chloe Webb]] (born 1956), American actress
* Chloe Ardelia Wofford, birth name of [[Toni Morrison]] (1931–2019), American author, editor and professor
* Chloe Ardelia Wofford, birth name of [[Toni Morrison]] (1931–2019), American author, editor and professor
* [[Chloé Zhao]] (born 1982), Chinese filmmaker
* [[Chloé Zhao]] (born 1982), Chinese filmmaker
{{Div col end}}


==Fictional characters==
==Fictional characters==
{{Div col}}
* Chloe, in Mozart's song "[[An Chloe]]"
* Chloe, in Mozart's song "[[An Chloe]]"
* Chloe, a chihuahua in the movie ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua]]''
* Chloe, a chihuahua in the movie ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua]]''
Line 168: Line 175:
* Chloe Pig, in the British television series ''[[Peppa Pig]]''
* Chloe Pig, in the British television series ''[[Peppa Pig]]''
* [[Chloe Price]], fictional character from the video game ''[[Life Is Strange (video game)|Life Is Strange]]''
* [[Chloe Price]], fictional character from the video game ''[[Life Is Strange (video game)|Life Is Strange]]''
* Chloe Pye, a fictional actress and dancer in the 1937 mystery novel, ''[[Dancers in Mourning]]'' by Margery Allingham
* Chloe Pye, a fictional actress and dancer in the 1937 mystery novel ''[[Dancers in Mourning]]'' by Margery Allingham
* Chlöe Rice, a character in the Netflix series ''[[13 Reasons Why]]''
* Chlöe Rice, a character in the Netflix television series ''[[13 Reasons Why]]''
* [[Chloe Richards]], in the Australian soap ''Home and Away''
* [[Chloe Richards]], in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''
* Chloe Saunders, in [[Kelley Armstrong]]'s Darkest Powers trilogy
* Chloe Saunders, in [[Kelley Armstrong]]'s ''Darkest Powers'' novel trilogy
* Chloe Simon, in Disney's ''[[102 Dalmatians]]''
* Chloe Simon, in Disney's ''[[102 Dalmatians]]''
* [[Chloe Steele]], in the ''Left Behind'' series
* [[Chloe Steele]], in the ''Left Behind'' novel series
* [[Horseland (TV series)#Chloe Stilton|Chloe Stilton]], in the animated ''Horseland'' series
* [[Horseland (TV series)#Chloe Stilton|Chloe Stilton]], in the animated television series ''Horseland''
* [[Chloe Sullivan]], in the television series ''Smallville''
* [[Chloe Sullivan]], in the television series ''Smallville''
* [[Chloe Talbot]], in the television series ''The Simpsons''
* [[Chloe Talbot]], in the television series ''The Simpsons''
* Chloe the Topaz Fairy, in the book franchise ''[[Rainbow Magic]]''
* Chloe the Topaz Fairy, in the book franchise ''[[Rainbow Magic]]''
* Chloe Valens, in the video game ''[[Tales of Legendia]]''
* Chloe Valens, in the video game ''[[Tales of Legendia]]''
* [[Chloe Voyle]], from the television series, ''[[Ackley Bridge]]''
* [[Chloe Voyle]], from the television series ''[[Ackley Bridge]]''
* Chloe Wheeler, in the television series ''[[Coming of Age (2008 TV series)|Coming of Age]]''
* Chloe Wheeler, in the television series ''[[Coming of Age (2008 TV series)|Coming of Age]]''
{{Div col end}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
{{srt}}
{{Srt}}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
Line 191: Line 199:
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{given name}}
{{Given name}}


[[Category:English feminine given names]]
[[Category:Epithets of Demeter]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]
[[Category:French feminine given names]]
[[Category:French feminine given names]]
[[Category:Greek feminine given names]]
[[Category:Greek feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]
[[Category:Irish feminine given names]]
[[Category:English feminine given names]]
[[Category:Scottish feminine given names]]
[[Category:Welsh feminine given names]]
[[Category:Welsh feminine given names]]
[[Category:Scottish feminine given names]]
[[Category:Irish feminine given names]]
[[Category:Epithets of Demeter]]

Latest revision as of 05:20, 12 November 2025

Script error: No such module "about". Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote".

  1. REDIRECT Template:Protection padlock

Template:Rcat shell Template:Infobox given name Template:Sister project

Chloe (Template:IPAc-en;[1] Template:LangxTemplate:Efn), 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 Script error: No such module "Lang"., which relates to the colors yellow and green.[2]Template:User-generated inline In Greek the word refers to the young, green foliage or shoots of plants in spring. Script error: No such module "Lang". was one of the many epithets of the goddess Demeter.[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]

In 2022, it was the sixth most popular name given to girls in Canada.[10]

People

<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Fictional characters

<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

See also

Template:Srt

Notes

Template:NoteFoot

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. Template:LSJ
  4. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Template:Dmbox