Hello,
The only name hubby and I agree on right now is [name_f]Zoey[/name_f]. I do love it, but have one concern. Is it a name that translates well into professional life as an adult? I think it’s darling and cute, but is it serious and professional as well?
Your thoughts are much appreciated.
Thanks!
Revlon
Yes, I can imagine it to a grown up woman. Its cute but not too much. It feels serious too and I can imagine a lawyer named that.
I can see [name_f]Zoey[/name_f] working for all ages & stations in life. I would tend to spell it as [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
Thanks for the responses so far.
I prefer [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], but my husband keeps saying it would make it pronounced with a short E, as it is in Toe. Or, like designer [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]. So, I don’t mind it with a Y.
I’ve met several adult Zoes. I think it works fine in a professional setting.
Where I live the pronunciation ZOH-ee for [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] is standard. I’ve never heard anyone pronounce it with one syllable.
If I met a [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] today in the workplace I was assume she was young, but not necessarily unprofessional. And by the time your little [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] was working I think [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] will seem much more mainstream and the name would fit in just fine.
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] is a legitimate name so I don’t think it is too cute or unprofessional at all. I would spell it [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], though. I think using the original spelling helps ground the name. Using a variant spelling is what would make it seem modern and potentially too “cutesie” to me.
Good luck!
I prefer the [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] spelling, but if you can only agree on spelling it [name_f]Zoey[/name_f], it’s not a huge issue and still sounds just as nice - either way, I can imagine it on a woman in all areas of life, age- and job-wise.
I think it sounds professional, although I think the [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] spelling looks much more grown-up than the [name_f]Zoey[/name_f] spelling.
I’ve also never heard someone pronounce [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] like toe. It’s always been zoh-ee, but I do think [name_f]Zoey[/name_f] sounds professional. There’s so many celebrity Zoeys, Zoes, Zooeys, who wear it well.
It’s fine. It’s a long standing name. Especially since her opponent in the courtroom will be Mckinsley and [name_f]Brynlee[/name_f].
My former hair stylist is [name_f]Zoey[/name_f] (her actual name is [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] but she prefers [name_f]Zoey[/name_f]). I think it sounds professional but I prefer the original spelling, [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]. I don’t think there would many (any) pronunciation issues.
I agree that it ages really well! [name_f]Zoe/name_f may seem really new to the neighborhood, but she’s, in fact, been around a very long time. There was an empress named [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] back in the 1100s, and it’s been around before that, even. I don’t think I’ve met a young [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] yet, but I’ve met at least two adult Zoes, both looked to be about in their sixties. So for me, [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] feels very timeless and spunky and charming, more spunky than cute, but timeless. It’s a name for empresses and little girls, lawyers and stay-at-home moms. It’s completely versatile, and used in so many different countries, and I think that’s why I love [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] so much! I can definitely imagine a professional [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]. 
I agree with @lumen that I prefer [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], and have only ever known people to say it ZOH-ee, with the exception of [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] (and I still want to say it [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] [name_m]Zo[/name_m]-ee every time!). I think it’s beautiful.
Anything that ends in a “y” sound tends to seem youthful. That’s not a bad thing but to answer your question… if you were in serious legal trouble and you were looking at lawyers in a phone book or the internet… would you choose [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] or [name_f]Zoey[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m]?
I would choose the [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] spelling to help mitigate some of that perception.
I vastly prefer the spelling [name_f]Zoey[/name_f]. Honestly, it’s a pretty common name among kids, so when they’re adults it’ll be just like [name_f]Amanda[/name_f] is to my generation, or [name_f]Deborah[/name_f] is to my parents’. Ok, maybe not quite that popular, but still common enough that it won’t come across as unusual. Anyone who thinks it’s unprofessional is just thinking of the here and now. Right now it sounds childish because only kids are named that, for the most part. I feel like in the '80s people probably thought [name_f]Alyssa[/name_f] was childish. But when a generation grows up, their names do too. Hopefully that makes sense.
Of course! [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] is a Greek classic, and most minimally educated people know how to pronounce it.