The name Koivoo originates from the Greek words "atto koivoo" which means "of the people" or "the people". Koivoo.com is the premier vote based social dating website where members place votes on profiles of potential members which determines membership eligibility; hence "of the people". Every member has a voting interest and every vote is aggregated into the final result.

Through this process, Koivoo.com members help the community weed through questionable profiles thus keeping the quality very high and deterring questionable characters from joining. Votes are based on feeling, authenticity, and instinct among other things.

Koivoo also means "what's up" in Spanish which is also very fitting as members spend their time on the website connecting with each other, advising each other, and generally looking out for each other.

Welcome to Koivoo.com!