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My mother's name was Zoe. She was given the name at her birth in 1928, when it was highly highly unusual. She despised it, and always made a big deal about how horrible it was.

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Perhaps influenced by her opinion, I too always thought of it as a very unattractive name.

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Nevertheless, I gave it to my daughter as a middle name to honor my mother.

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Eventually, it began to grow on me, and now I like it, although I don't love it.

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I only like the spelling Zoe. My mom's middle name was Camille, so she was Zoe Camille.