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Cleo for a little girl? WDYT?

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Lexx · 07/10/2010 17:09

We still haven't decided on a name....throwing another one into the mix. When you see the name Cleo do you think of a female straight away? Can you see a Cleo as a grown confident successful woman? Have you heard of any baby girls named Cleo? Does it make you think of a Clio car or a cat or do you think of it as a beautiful name???!!
Just seeing what the general consensus is. Thanks in advance! Smile

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kizzibear · 08/10/2010 15:55

I was debating over this name for ages and had a few threads. Most people seem to like it. I still reall ylike it, though because its not that common at the mon(not in the top couple of hundred) people seem unsure. Still in my short list

LetThereBeRock · 08/10/2010 15:42

I hate it. I don't think it's at all beautiful. It does make me think of the car.

LaRagazzaInglese · 08/10/2010 14:48

or maybe Cleo Rocos, but still, she's a bit eccentric and posh and it suits her.

bundlebelly · 08/10/2010 14:47

Not chavvy at all. Can imagine very successful, confidant, kind,well educated woman Cleo.
People might ask if it's short for Cleopatra though. Not that it matters.

WhatTheWhat · 08/10/2010 14:34

Make sure you buy Cleo the Cat yourself and let people know you have it or you will get a lot of copies as gifts!
V nice name.

LaRagazzaInglese · 08/10/2010 14:29

Beautiful, for a baby girl and as she grows up. Very pretty but not too frilly, certainly not chavvy, i dont think of the car, or a pets name, maybe Cleo Laine though which isnt a bad thing.

Sunlightdances · 08/10/2010 02:50

Beautiful, classic.

Needaname · 07/10/2010 18:47

I love it!

MrToad · 07/10/2010 18:36

I really like Cleo, unusual and classy. Please use it!

mathanxiety · 07/10/2010 18:33

Not a bit c####y; I love it. I think it's a cool and elegant name for a grown up, and a lovely sweet, unfussy-sounding name for a girl.

Jojay · 07/10/2010 17:19

Or how about Clea? I've heard that before but only in very posh circles Wink

5DollarShake · 07/10/2010 17:18

Really like it - Cleo Laine for me too, so definitely an adult's name.

passionberry · 07/10/2010 17:18

No! I don't think it's at all chavvy - I really like it!

It's just that I have liked a lot of names on these threads that other mumsnetters have thought were a bit "common" - I just meant no one shares my taste on here!

Yummygummybear · 07/10/2010 17:16

I like it & would think it the opposite of chavvy

DirtyMartini · 07/10/2010 17:15

I like it.

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Lexx · 07/10/2010 17:15

Lol! Hope it's not perceived as chavvy??? Shock

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Jojay · 07/10/2010 17:15

Love it! I had a horse when I was about 17 and I called her Cleo. Great name

WillYouDoTheDamnFanjo · 07/10/2010 17:15

Gorgeous! Lovely name for the woman-to-be, too.

Rockbird · 07/10/2010 17:14

Love it. Think of Cleo Laine who is far from chav.

MardyBra · 07/10/2010 17:14

Really nice

passionberry · 07/10/2010 17:13

I really like it! (but my taste in names is notoriously chav-tastic and has to be reined in by DH Grin).