Meanings and history of the name Zoya: | Edit. From the Greek name Zoe meaning "life" Russian and ukrainian form of Zoe meaning "Alive" Islamic form of Zoe meaning Alive, Life and Joyous,Loving and Caring. Persian form of Zoe meaning" Mohabbat",Mohabbat means love in Persian.
Zoe (and its variants) is a female first name, originally from the Greek (ζωή). It is a calque of the Biblical Hebrew Hava/Eve (חַוָּה).
Greek Meaning: The name Zoey is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Zoey is: Life.
The name was, at least for decades, best known as a masculine nickname for "Zachary" or "Zechariah", from its use by J. D. Salinger for his character Zooey Glass. ... Zooey Deschanel, an American actress and singer named after the Salinger novel. (She pronounces it as "Zoë.")
Zivanka [zi-van-ka] as a girls' name is of Slavic origin, and the meaning of Zivanka is "full of life".
