Message: "Cleo" - Behind the Name

Cleo

by New_Chloe

9/18/2009, 9:00 AM

I've rediscovered my old love for this name. It is just so dramatic, artistic and ancient, yet modern. I think I like Cleo over Clio, but I am not entirely settled yet.

What are your feelings on this name?

#Cleo

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- Pie

9/19/2009, 11:01 AM

I prefer Cleo. Clio seems more of a stand-alone name to me and Cleo doesn't, but Cleo to me is a cute John Cale song, and Clio is a Renault car. :)

- Pink Princess

9/19/2009, 12:28 AM

I've always liked it actually. To me it's different and unusual in a good way, but not out-there at the same time. I prefer Cleo to Clio as well.

- NobodyOfConsequence

9/18/2009, 7:56 PM

I really like the name Cleo for a girl (I prefer it over Clio). I think it's great. =)

- EmeryEcho

9/18/2009, 2:45 PM

It's an alright name. Not my favourite, yet I don't absolutely hate it. Cleo kinda sounds a little cutesy to me.

- BBH

9/18/2009, 12:17 PM

I like Clio (as a nickname for Cliona) more. :)

- ChopSocky (TheDreadedSockMonkey) +5

9/18/2009, 10:09 AM

I like it. I think it could work for a boy or a girl, but because of Cleopatra, it skews more to the girl side.

- Maegen (sweet-and-shy)

9/18/2009, 4:04 PM

cleo for a boy

my grandad (he's in his 90's) is named Cleo. he hates his name and has gone by Bud his entire life.

- lac

9/18/2009, 11:08 AM

I assume you mean as a nn for a boy, because after Miss Cleo and Cleopatra I can't see a boy having this as an actual name.

- New_Chloe +2

9/18/2009, 10:16 AM

Oh, I never thought of it for a boy

I automatically think of it as a girl's name. I've never heard of it being used on a boy before.

- BBH

9/18/2009, 12:27 PM

I have heard Cleotus (sp?)

- ChopSocky (TheDreadedSockMonkey)

9/18/2009, 11:59 AM

I read a book ("Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe") in which the narrator's husband was named Cleo. We also had a male resident at the home named Cleo; I think it was used for the boys way back when, but has shifted to the girls as the years have gone by.

- Jen (pinkett) +1

9/18/2009, 9:52 AM

It's my cats name... so I can't think of anything else :P

- New_Chloe

9/18/2009, 10:14 AM

LOL, I think there are a lot of cat Cleos out there

I'm not sure how Cleo came to be synonymous with "cat", but there is something very catlike about it. I don't mind that so much. I do like cats.

- namesfan

9/18/2009, 9:35 AM

I do like Cleo alot but I hate Clio. Please stick to the classic. It sounds so sweet and spunky yet classy but I could never use it because written down it looks so unfinished. I would only use it as a nn for something.

- Vek (Kalvin)

9/18/2009, 9:22 AM

I kinda like it but think it needs a full name; such as Cliona! Anything but Cleopatra

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