Explanation:What does Chloe mean and stand for? The name Chloe means "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek, and was a very popular ancient Green name that was used in the Greek novel Daphnia and Chloe . "The word χλόη (khlóē), which was one of the many names of the goddess Demeter, refers to the young, green foliage or shoots of plants in spring," according to Wikipedia.