Best spelling? Zoë Zoe Zoey Zooey

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Zoe

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Anonymous wrote:Elizabeth.

Don’t make your daughter Zoe.

Gross

I have a niece named Zoe Elizabeth. Both beautiful names.

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Anonymous wrote:For me, Zooey is Zoo-ee. Like as in Franny and Zooey.

Except Salinger’s agent says that’s pronounced the same as Zoe/Zoey, rhymes with “snowy”

https://slate.com/culture/2010/02/franny-and-who-ey.html

Yea-Salinger's Zooey is definitely pronounces like Zoe/Zoey.

I have a Zoe and it was an easy decision for us. Best spelling by far. Hate to give you a reason NOT to pick it, but in her 12 year long life so far, two people (but 2 is NOTHING) have pronounced it Zo. The vast majority of people know how to pronounce it though.

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I've literally never heard someone pronounce "zoe" as "zo" (rhymes with toe).

I'd assume they are being purposely obtuse or offensive if I heard that. It's a very common spelling/pronunciation for this name.

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Anonymous wrote:Elizabeth.

Don’t make your daughter Zoe.

This was my thought too after reading several pages of this debate.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a Zoë! She loves the dots! She gets compliments from friends, teachers, specifically about the dots! Zoe/Zoey is very common so Zoë sets her apart just a little bit. Just be warned you cannot put the dots on the birth certificate. Her school does use the dots though on her report cards/official paperwork. It did cause confusion once when they said I didn't sign her up for kindergarten, the secretary wasn't searching with the dots.

Does this not mean that her name is "Zoe"?

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Anonymous wrote:Zoe. No question.

+1

+1000!

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Anonymous wrote:I've literally never heard someone pronounce "zoe" as "zo" (rhymes with toe).

I'd assume they are being purposely obtuse or offensive if I heard that. It's a very common spelling/pronunciation for this name.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:I have a Zoë! She loves the dots! She gets compliments from friends, teachers, specifically about the dots! Zoe/Zoey is very common so Zoë sets her apart just a little bit. Just be warned you cannot put the dots on the birth certificate. Her school does use the dots though on her report cards/official paperwork. It did cause confusion once when they said I didn't sign her up for kindergarten, the secretary wasn't searching with the dots.

Does this not mean that her name is "Zoe"?

I think this applies to accents too. One of my other daughter’s has a French middle name and since it’s her middle name - not a first name that she and others will be writing all the time - we put the accent on. It’s an uncommon name and we thought the accent would help with pronunciation. Anyway, when we got the birth certificate back after filling out the forms at the hospital there was no accent on her middle name.

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Adding a plug for Zowie with a middle name of Bowie.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a Zoë! She loves the dots! She gets compliments from friends, teachers, specifically about the dots! Zoe/Zoey is very common so Zoë sets her apart just a little bit. Just be warned you cannot put the dots on the birth certificate. Her school does use the dots though on her report cards/official paperwork. It did cause confusion once when they said I didn't sign her up for kindergarten, the secretary wasn't searching with the dots.

Does this not mean that her name is "Zoe"?

I think this applies to accents too. One of my other daughter’s has a French middle name and since it’s her middle name - not a first name that she and others will be writing all the time - we put the accent on. It’s an uncommon name and we thought the accent would help with pronunciation. Anyway, when we got the birth certificate back after filling out the forms at the hospital there was no accent on her middle name.

My kid has an accent in their name. Official American documents don't include the accent. French documents do. I don't think American systems are set up for every possible punctuation mark from around the world.

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Anonymous wrote:I've literally never heard someone pronounce "zoe" as "zo" (rhymes with toe).

I'd assume they are being purposely obtuse or offensive if I heard that. It's a very common spelling/pronunciation for this name.

+1

Rachel Zoe pronounces her last name to rhyme with "toe."

Definitely never ever ever spell it Zooey. Zooey rhymes with gooey.