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Fell in love with Cleo. Too short or nicknamey? Too close to popular Chloe? Do you prefer Cleo or Chloe?
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I love the name Cleo! I know a very nice girl named Cleo who likes the same obscure sci-fi shows as me, so that probably helps.I much prefer Cleo to Chloe. Chloe is way too popular, plus I don't really like the sound of it.
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Love the name Cleo and would consider using it in the future. DH has almost given in with the whole naming process, so you never know! I think it's very pretty, reminds me of the 1920's/1930's for some reason and it's easy for people to spell and pronounce! Chloe I also love and some days might prefer, but it's far too popular here in Australia and DH is not a fan anyway.
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Oh, I love Cleo! It's quite versatile -- I envision both a reserved, bookish brunette and a jaunty, vivacious redhead (just to mention two characterizations) when I think of the name. I do prefer Clio, though, because I enjoy the gravitas that the elevated classical association (Greek muse of history) lends the name. I vastly prefer both Cleo and Clio to Chloe, which needs to be put to rest.
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I think of cats, Clifford the Big, Red, Dog's poodle friend, and TV psychics when I see Cleo. I don't think I'll ever be a fan, but it's not too short or nicknamey to be used. I think it could end up mistaken for Chloe sometimes, just because there are so many Chloes with so many spellings around. I prefer Chloe despite not liking it much, either. I second Thetxbelle's recommendation: Clea is so pretty and almost never seen. I have the same response to Clio as you!
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I like Cleo a lot. It's spunky and I never hear it used. I far prefer it to Chloe.
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Aw, it's totally cute. I like both of them. Cleo's definitely fresher, though.
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I love it! I don't think it's too short/nicknamey/close to Chloe. I love Chloe too but I prefer Cleo.
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Love it!!!I love Cleo, though when I tell people it either reminds them of a cat they once knew or Miss Cleo of the Psychic Friends Network fame. It's still in my top 10!!!Chloe is kind of meh.
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LOVELOVE CLEOMy friend says it's a cow name. I don't get that. When I was changing my name I had it narrowed down to Chloe and Clio. I didn't think I could pull Clio off - it's just so cool and artsy and sleek and I'm not really any of those things no matter how hard I may wish I was. so I picked Chloe... but I would name a daughter Cleo or Clio. Yeah, it's similar, maybe too similar. But I don't really care.I don't find Cleo too nicknamey at all.
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Too cat-name for me. As is Chloe, actually. Everybody seems to know a cat named Chloe or Cleo, just as everybody seems to know a dog named Bailey.
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I definitely prefer Cleo :) much better than Chloe :) you could spell it 'Clio' if you didnt want it to look too much like Chloe..
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CleaI don't care for Cleo but I like Clea
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I also prefer Clea. Cleo is cute, but it's hard not to think of it as a cat name. In general, I don't think that Cleo is too close to Chloe, but as siblings, yes, I find them too close, but I take it that you're asking in a more general sense.
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I will say, I adamantly prefer ClioIt's just better to me. Have you considered it? It's so 1920s-chic to me.
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I don't like this spelling, because (and this is terrible of me and shows how much in the gutter my mind really is) it reminds me of a certain female body part, because it is only one letter away from it.

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I have but for some reason the looks of it makes me think of the word clitoris :/
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Oh my god! I thought I was the only one. I'm so glad I'm not.
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Hmmm. I don't think of that at all. But then.... never mind. ;)
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My car is a Renault Clio, so I find it a little hard to take seriously as a name. I do think it might get confused with Chloe, especially since weird spellings like Cloe and Kloe are around now. I think I prefer Chloe.
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