lo e ▁() ▁( also ▁Ch lo ë , ▁Ch lo é ; ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁femin ine ▁name ▁meaning ▁" blo oming " ▁or ▁" fer til ity " ▁in ▁Greek . ▁The ▁name ▁ultimately ▁der ives ▁through ▁Greek ▁from ▁the ▁Pro to - Ind o - Europe an ▁root ▁, ▁which ▁rel ates ▁to ▁the ▁colors ▁yellow ▁and ▁green . ▁The ▁English ▁prefix ▁ch lor o -, ▁common ▁in ▁scientific ▁termin ology ▁( eg . ▁ch lor ine ▁and ▁ch lor op last ), ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁Greek ▁root . ▁In ▁Greek ▁the ▁word ▁ ▁() ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁young , ▁green ▁fol i age ▁or ▁sho ots ▁of ▁plants ▁in ▁spring . ▁▁ ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁ep ith ets ▁of ▁the ▁god dess ▁Dem eter . ▁The ▁name ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Testament , ▁in ▁ 1 ▁Cor inth ians ▁ 1 : 1 1 ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁" the ▁house ▁of ▁Ch lo e ", ▁a ▁leading ▁early ▁Christian ▁woman ▁in ▁Cor inth , ▁Greece . ▁The ▁French ▁sp elling ▁is ▁Ch lo é . ▁ ▁Popular ity ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁An cient ▁Greek ▁girl ' s ▁name ▁( cf . ▁the ▁An cient ▁Greek ▁novel ▁D ap hn is ▁and ▁Ch lo e ) ▁and ▁remains ▁a ▁popular ▁Greek ▁name ▁today . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁very ▁popular ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁pe aking ▁in ▁popular ity