Meaning & Story
Zoya is a Russian and Ukrainian form of the Greek Zoe, meaning 'life.' It carries the vitality and warmth of its Greek root filtered through Slavic elegance.
Zoya has a fire in it that its meaning — life itself — fully delivers. It's a name that feels alive in your mouth when you say it, with that punchy Z opening and the warm open 'a' at the close. In Russian literary tradition Zoya has been a name associated with both warmth and courage, and pets who wear it tend to live up to the legacy. It's particularly beautiful for a dark-eyed, expressive pet who seems to feel everything more intensely than anyone else in the room.