Zoya name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Old Greek
Usage: Arabic, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Sikh, Telugu, Russian and Slavic
Pronunciation: zo-ya
Meaning: Shining, Life, Loving or Affectionate, Alive, Beautiful and Fashionable
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Zoya meaning and origin

What does Zoya mean?

Unconventional Zoya came from Old Greek language is a baby girl name, particulary used in Gujarati, Telugu, Russian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Slavic, Sikh and Arabic, meaning of Zoya is "Shining, Life, Loving or Affectionate, Alive, Beautiful or Fashionable".

Zoya is a variant form of perennial and celebrated Zoe. Zoe is Greek form of Eve due tosimilaritymeaning. Also Zoe is Latin form of The Greek Name Ζωη = Life. Meaning of Zoe is Life is originated from Old Greek.

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How do I pronounce Zoya?

The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Zoya is zo-ya.

Variants of Zoya

Zoyah, Zoe, Zoanne, Zoeanna, Anna

Names that rhyme with Zoya

How popular is the name Zoya?

Zoya is a common name in United States given to over 2927 babies in 34 years. At present the moniker is on a rise, in 2013, the moniker grabbed the 1102nd spot and 225 baby girls were given the name.

Also, Zoya is common in England and Wales where over 2912 new-borns have been given the name since 1996. Currently the name is rising, in 2013, it ranked 175th when 302 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls.

Zoya is an uncommon baby name in France, its highest ever rank is 1624 (2014) in its 19 years run on France naming chart. Over 242 people have been named Zoya in France.

Also, it appeared first time in 2006 on baby girl names list of Belgium. However things change on global perspective, Zoya is extremely popular in Ukraine where every 1 in 500 have the name.

Also the baby name is popular in Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Bulgaria and Belarus. At least, 290000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our evaluation.

YearRankBirths
2023853311
2022787358
2021984262
2020917282
20191108220
20181115219
20171200202
20161148219
20151365173
20141124225
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

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What numbers say about Zoya?

It's so hard to find someone who fights for true values and doesn't pretend to be something he's not. Not everyone wants to change the world as you do. Mistakes are the only way to become better at something. You try to teach others to follow your example and work hard on their dreams but they ignore you, thinking you are losing time. Good things don't just fall from the sky. You have to earn them. You know this.

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  •  Téodoro has its origin in Greek, Téodoro means "God or Gift"
  •  Maguelone - Maguelone's meaning is Pearl has origin in Greek

Famous people named Zoya

  • Zoya Smirnow, Russian woman
  • Zoya Hasan, Indian academic and a political scientist
  • Zoya Pirzad, Iranian-Armenian writer and novelist
  • Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, Soviet partisan
  • Zoya Akhtar, Indian film director and screenwriter
  • Zoya Douchine, German former competitive figure skater
  • Zoya Kaydanovskaya in Nichego lichnogo as Actress
  • Zoya Berber in Machina as Actress
  • Zoya Afroz in The Xpose as Actress
  • Zoya Johnson in I Love the Band as Actress
  • Zoya Skya in Birdemic: Shock and Terror as Actress
  • Zoya Andreyeva is writer of movie Ne stavte Leshemu kapkany...
  • In 1914 drama flick, Anna Karenina, Zoya Barantsevich played Kittie.
  • Zoya Kurdyumova, from 1928 drama flick Benefis klouna Zhorzha, who portrayed the Ozana.
  • Zoya Lirova, from 1987 drama flick Plyumbum, ili Opasnaya igra, who played Ruslan's mother.
  • Zoya Vinogradova, from 1958 comedy and musical flick Mister Iks, who characterized the Marie.
  • Zoya Aleksandridi portrayed leading role of Ket in 1991 comedy movie Bozhya tvar.

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
  4. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
  5. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
  6. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/
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