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I recently saw a little girl named Cleo in the West End production Matilda, and since then, the name has grown and grown on me. I never gave it much thought because I really don't like Chloe, but I really like Cleo. And according to Adenydd, her real name is Cleopatra, which I think is fantastic.
What do you think of it? My one concern is that it would be cute until the girl is 12 or so, and then be childish. But on the right sort of person it could also have the sort of elegance that Hero or Margo can have. It's weird how much I like this name. Only with Blaise have I ever had a name shoot up into my top twenty-ish so soon after I saw it.
What do you think of it? My one concern is that it would be cute until the girl is 12 or so, and then be childish. But on the right sort of person it could also have the sort of elegance that Hero or Margo can have. It's weird how much I like this name. Only with Blaise have I ever had a name shoot up into my top twenty-ish so soon after I saw it.
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I LOVE the name Cleo and remember liking it as a child. Unfortunately here in Australia there is a very popular magazine with the name, which puts my DH off using it. I don't think it would sound at all childish on someone over the age of 12. I think it's quite elegant, but quirky at the same time. I love the fact that Cleo means 'glory' too, that appeals to me. All in all, a gorgeous name which I love and have been recently crushing on again, so thanks for mentioning it!
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Gujgdijdf! Cleopatra on a person?
No. I want to love it, but I don't and I can't and I won't and I shalln't. It's either any number of Ptolemaic queens or not Ptolemaic queens or a great fluffy Persian cat of a name. It's majestic, yes, but not a personable name.
Cleo is one of these names which I kind of love, kind of makes me queasy. I want to love it. it's pretty amaze, but in stone cold reality it will never fit well enough, and I will never warm to it. I love it, but in the grey light of morning it's just a bit... hmmm... yes. Not good, not wearable and not easy to grow with... and it gets tired quickly. On the fifth hearing, yes, nice, cute, but on the twenty-fifth? And the two-thousand and thirty first?
I can't imagine how irritating "Cleopatra, take out the trash!", "Cleopatra, do you have school today?", "Cleo, do the dishes, pet!", "Damn it, Cleopatra! Empty the cat's litter tray!"... must get. Actually, I can, because I know just that brand of pretty-frilly and faux-historic and grandiose name, and there's nothing more annoying - Cleopatra, Cleopatra, Cleopatra, Cleopatra, again and again, it would wear thin. I spent some time out in Moscow recently, and frequently got complimented on my own OTT name, which is, as I got abruptly reminded, apparently like Russian name-catnip, and all I could say was "Well, thank you for the compliment, but, dude, have you tried being nagged with this name?"... because I just think Cleopatra is going to be one of these names which can be like nails down blackboards in that sense.
For all it's lovely, in reality both Cleopatra and Cleo are pretty but problematic and I can't love them in person. I just think... really? I think most people, when they sit down and have a good ponder about it, will realise being called Cleopatra is actually a recipe for pain in the arse.
No. I want to love it, but I don't and I can't and I won't and I shalln't. It's either any number of Ptolemaic queens or not Ptolemaic queens or a great fluffy Persian cat of a name. It's majestic, yes, but not a personable name.
Cleo is one of these names which I kind of love, kind of makes me queasy. I want to love it. it's pretty amaze, but in stone cold reality it will never fit well enough, and I will never warm to it. I love it, but in the grey light of morning it's just a bit... hmmm... yes. Not good, not wearable and not easy to grow with... and it gets tired quickly. On the fifth hearing, yes, nice, cute, but on the twenty-fifth? And the two-thousand and thirty first?
I can't imagine how irritating "Cleopatra, take out the trash!", "Cleopatra, do you have school today?", "Cleo, do the dishes, pet!", "Damn it, Cleopatra! Empty the cat's litter tray!"... must get. Actually, I can, because I know just that brand of pretty-frilly and faux-historic and grandiose name, and there's nothing more annoying - Cleopatra, Cleopatra, Cleopatra, Cleopatra, again and again, it would wear thin. I spent some time out in Moscow recently, and frequently got complimented on my own OTT name, which is, as I got abruptly reminded, apparently like Russian name-catnip, and all I could say was "Well, thank you for the compliment, but, dude, have you tried being nagged with this name?"... because I just think Cleopatra is going to be one of these names which can be like nails down blackboards in that sense.
For all it's lovely, in reality both Cleopatra and Cleo are pretty but problematic and I can't love them in person. I just think... really? I think most people, when they sit down and have a good ponder about it, will realise being called Cleopatra is actually a recipe for pain in the arse.
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What about Cleone?
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Prefer Clio
Such an amazing difference that one letter makes.
Such an amazing difference that one letter makes.
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Prefer Clea
I know a man named Cleo so I can't picture it on a girl, I think Clea is a little softer and prettier but not too cutesy
I know a man named Cleo so I can't picture it on a girl, I think Clea is a little softer and prettier but not too cutesy
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I'm the same- dislike Chloe, quite like Cleo. Though I think Cleopatra is a bit too much.
I don't find Cleo childish. I can see it on a very hip, artsy, urban 20-something.
I don't find Cleo childish. I can see it on a very hip, artsy, urban 20-something.
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This afternoon on the local news the reporter covering a story was named Cleo Green. I almost laughed out loud because Cleo itself has always seemed just plain silly to me, and combined with Green it sounds like a cleanser or hair dye or something.
No, I don't like Cleo. It's hard to picture a real, normal, ordinary person with the name, and forget all about Cleopatra. That's a one-off name if ever I heard one.
I don't like Hero either. A hero ain't nothin but a sandwich.
I do like Margo. It's elegant and different but still familiar.
No, I don't like Cleo. It's hard to picture a real, normal, ordinary person with the name, and forget all about Cleopatra. That's a one-off name if ever I heard one.
I don't like Hero either. A hero ain't nothin but a sandwich.
I do like Margo. It's elegant and different but still familiar.
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A hero is a type of sandwich? I didn't know that. I figured most people would associate it with, you know, a hero like Hercules or Robin Hood or Harry Potter. I love the name because I always heard it like the women named Hero from Much Ado About Nothing and the myth of Hero and Leander. But that being said, I also like names like Perdita and Hermione.
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