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Help[Opinions] Re: Zoe pronunciation
in reply to a message by queenv
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
I suppose your great-great-grandmother could have been Greek. Or, she could have been English / British since they loved to use Greek names way back when. Heck, she could have been anything since everyone loves to use Greek names. :-)
I first saw / heard the name in connection with Dame Zoe Caldwell, the British actress. I always associated it with the classics and Greek drama -- that's how my mind melded the two images. So when I come to these name boards and read that many think of it as a 'new' name I have to shake my head. "No!" I type. "Zoe is a classic!" Yes, it sounds cute and all. But it's definitley a classic. (Sorry to rant. I know you know better. It's just a pet peeve of mine about the name.)
ETA: Heck is a name?
I suppose your great-great-grandmother could have been Greek. Or, she could have been English / British since they loved to use Greek names way back when. Heck, she could have been anything since everyone loves to use Greek names. :-)
I first saw / heard the name in connection with Dame Zoe Caldwell, the British actress. I always associated it with the classics and Greek drama -- that's how my mind melded the two images. So when I come to these name boards and read that many think of it as a 'new' name I have to shake my head. "No!" I type. "Zoe is a classic!" Yes, it sounds cute and all. But it's definitley a classic. (Sorry to rant. I know you know better. It's just a pet peeve of mine about the name.)
ETA: Heck is a name?
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