Zoja

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Зо́я (Zója), equivalent to Czech Zoe and English Zoe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzoja]

Proper noun

Zoja f (related adjective Zojin)

  1. a female given name

Declension
Declension of Zoja (mixed feminine)
singular plural
nominative Zoja Zoji, Zoje
genitive Zoji, Zoje Zoj, Zojí
dative Zoje, Zoji Zojám, Zojím
accusative Zoju Zoji, Zoje
vocative Zojo Zoji, Zoje
locative Zoje, Zoji Zojách, Zojích
instrumental Zojou Zojami, Zojemi

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. From Russian Зо́я (Zója). Cognate with English Zoe.

Proper noun

Zoja f

  1. a female given name
  2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Зо́я (Zója).

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Zoja was the only given name of 3452 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Зо́я (Zója).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔja/

Proper noun

Zoja f (genitive singular Zoje, nominative plural Zoje, declension pattern of ulica)

  1. a female given name

Declension
Declension of Zoja
singular plural
nominative Zoja Zoje
genitive Zoje Zojí
dative Zoji Zojam
accusative Zoju Zoje
locative Zoji Zojach
instrumental Zojou Zojami

Further reading
  • “Zoja”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Proper noun

Zoja ?

  1. a female given name
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