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Do you like the name Cleo?

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roseeose · 29/09/2017 12:02

I like it but am a bit worried about the car association, people assuming its short for cleopatra and i have read its a cats name? Just wondering peoples thoughts x

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villainousbroodmare · 30/09/2017 00:11

Like it. I know one lovely Cleo who's about nine. It's neat and sweet and to me has a very different feel to the insipid and sugary Chloe.

clumsyduck · 29/09/2017 23:28

I think of a cat sorry op

LucieLucie · 29/09/2017 23:27

My eye wants to read it as Chloe.

Yes to a cats name.

I can’t imagine having or writing that name personally, no.

tigercub50 · 29/09/2017 23:24

I like it but my ex DP's parents had a dog called Cleo so I would always associate it with that

Xmasbaby11 · 29/09/2017 23:08

Sounds like the car, sorry.

Iggity · 29/09/2017 23:06

Reminds me of the Kenny Everett show straight away. Someone called Cleo Rocos starred in it. Showing my age!

BewareOfTheToddler · 29/09/2017 23:06

Love Cleo! I personally prefer it to Savannah.

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ProseccoMamam · 29/09/2017 23:04

I thought of a cat sorry

SuperBeagle · 29/09/2017 22:58

Don't like it at all. Sounds like the name of a mystic to me.

On the other hand, Chloe is my favourite name of all time.

Prefer Savannah to Cleo.

Timefortea99 · 29/09/2017 22:42

Cleo is lovely. Savannah is not.

queenofthedump · 29/09/2017 22:41

I have one and obviously love it! She gets called Chloe a lot but no issues apart from that.

lizzieoak · 29/09/2017 19:54

Love it, also Clio (unaware of the car, I think of the muse of history). Not keen on Savannah - aside from anything else it sounds dated to me.

UpTownFuck · 29/09/2017 19:53

My step sisters just named her baby Cleo I think it's nice but a few people have brought up the car thing

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 29/09/2017 19:51

Yes, I like Cleo, Savannah is nice too !

FartnissEverbeans · 29/09/2017 18:39

I love it. I don't see the cat thing as an issue - I've taught plenty of boys named Felix! But then I also like Rex for a boy Grin

Smoliver · 29/09/2017 18:38

I like this name. I'm currently using it for a character of a story I'm writing.

If it was spelt Clio, then maybe I would've made the car association but I think it's fine spelt Cleo.

TheNoseyProject · 29/09/2017 14:07

I like Cleo a lot! I'm not a fan of savannah tbh

NerrSnerr · 29/09/2017 14:05

My initial thought was the pop group (Cleopatra coming atcha) but think they only had one song in the 90s. Think the lead singer was Cleo though and they had cool hair.

Do you like the name Cleo?
allthegoodusernameshavegone · 29/09/2017 14:03

Cleo is great savannah not so

Jooni · 29/09/2017 14:01

Cleo is gorgeous- short, cute and chic. I much prefer it to Savannah.

pipilangstrumpf · 29/09/2017 13:56

Cleopatra is so much nicer and classy than Savannah imo

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roseeose · 29/09/2017 12:40

also considering Savannah ? x

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KadabrasSpoon · 29/09/2017 12:35

I love it but DH vetoed it for the cat sound.

Consideredintrusion · 29/09/2017 12:35

I love it. Nev Schulman’s baby girl is a Cleo and she is adorable. The connotations I have to the name are of that lovely little girl. Not the car at all.

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