Zooey

Literary name or variation of Zoe, Greek
"life"

Zooey Origin and Meaning

The name Zooey is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "life".

Readers who remember J. D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey have probably forgotten that the character was male (nee Zachary). Nowadays the somewhat loopy spin on Zoe is associated with actress Zooey Deschanel.

# 4554 on Nameberry

Zooey Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Famous People Named Zooey

  • Zooey Claire Deschanel
    American actress.

Zooey in Pop Culture

  • Zooey Rice
    fiancée in film "I Love You, Man".
  • Zooey Renner
    character in film "3 Days to Kill".
  • Zooey
    truck in "Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks".