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My aunt's name is Kleone. My grandmother's middle name is Cleone (my aunt is an identical twin and my grandma wanted their names to start with the same letter so she changed the C in her middle name to a K for my aunt's first name). I know almost nothing about the background to the name except that my grandmother's ancestors were Scottish/English and I've been told the name has some "historical" useage and is no longer very common today. I've seen the name one other time, also like my grandma, used as a middle name (one of my English ancestors). I suspect its probably Old English or Gaelic. Can anyone tell me what it means?
Thanks,
Elwyn
Thanks,
Elwyn
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I think it is like Cliodne, Cliodna... A Greek name having something to see with glory lol
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No idea, but ... calling Pavlos! ...
... I'll be interested to know, too. When I was at university, deep in the previous millennium, I knew a Cleone (who was, sadly, quiet and inconspicuous); and at present there's a DJ on the national pop music radio station who's also a Cleone, though a very different one! So far these have been the only ones I've heard of; it sounds Greek to me, in more ways than one, but my student friend was of Afrikaans and English extraction and the DJ could be anything but her surname isn't audibly Greek at all.
Scottish education, historically, placed a lot of emphasis on classical languages - probably their Calvinist traditions; and for Calvinism you need look no further than South Africa, or portions thereof. So, let's sit tight and wait for Pavlos, with our fingers firmly crossed.
... I'll be interested to know, too. When I was at university, deep in the previous millennium, I knew a Cleone (who was, sadly, quiet and inconspicuous); and at present there's a DJ on the national pop music radio station who's also a Cleone, though a very different one! So far these have been the only ones I've heard of; it sounds Greek to me, in more ways than one, but my student friend was of Afrikaans and English extraction and the DJ could be anything but her surname isn't audibly Greek at all.
Scottish education, historically, placed a lot of emphasis on classical languages - probably their Calvinist traditions; and for Calvinism you need look no further than South Africa, or portions thereof. So, let's sit tight and wait for Pavlos, with our fingers firmly crossed.
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