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Zoya

/ZO-a/
Turkic Female

Zoya is a Turkic name meaning "Life". It originates from United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh. The name Zoya is believed to have origins in Greek (Zoë), meaning "life". It's also found in Russian and other Slavic languages.

Language Turkic
Gender Female
Phonetic ZO-a

Say it as ZO-a. Keep the original Turkic phonetics — don't anglicize the sounds.

  • · Zoya Akhtar - Indian Film Director
  • · Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya - Soviet Partisan

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