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A sibling for Cleo...Help!

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Pollywaggle · 20/01/2024 18:55

Hi,
Currently in the third trimester and we're really stuck on names. We have a DD named Cleo and aren't too bothered about shared initials. Would love some opinions and suggestions!

I really don't know how I'd describe our style so our list is a bit of a mish-mash. I don't mind longer names but it'd definitely get shortened in our house, which is absolutely not an issue but something to consider I suppose.

Our current maybes are:

Girl:
Cora
Astrid
Constance
Opal
Hera
Rosa
Lena (Len-ah, Polish pronunciation)
Otylia (Polish spelling, would this cause issues?)

Boys:
Caspar
Sidney
Magnus
Conrad
Silas

I'm not easily offended so would love honest opinions and suggestions! TIA x

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Livilalaland567 · 21/01/2024 21:49

Cora and Sidney are my favourites from your lists.

Cora and Cleo is really sweet

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/01/2024 13:34

From your list for a girl I'd pair Cleo and Cora, Rosa, Lena.Astrid. For a boy I'd pair up Cleo and Silas, Casper.
Other suggestions. For a girl. Cleo and Fern. Zara, Luna. Nina. Thea. Skye. Ruby. Lula. Leia. Alexis. Summer. Iris. Lila. Maya. Mya. Olga.
For a boy Cleo and Ivan. Rex. Owen. Jude. Toby. . Max. Jenson. Finn.
Also some gender neutral names to consider. Cleo and Shay, Ezra, Eden, Alex, Drew.

LadyKenya · 21/01/2024 13:01

loopsaloo · 21/01/2024 11:03

I have a Cleo! Nearly 16. Loves her name x

As she should, it is a really lovely name😊

loopsaloo · 21/01/2024 11:03

I have a Cleo! Nearly 16. Loves her name x

Theoldwoman · 21/01/2024 10:53

With Cleo, I like Astrid and Magnus!

Some suggestions:

Ayrton
Elias
Wade
Quade
Zane
Regan
Jonas
Angus

Saskia
Willow
Eden
Aurora
Wren
Sylvie
Evie
Dana

noooooooo · 21/01/2024 03:34

So rare to see a list where I like all the names!

Cleo and Magnus/Conrad

Cleo and Astrid/ Hera

other ideas

Cleo and Cassiopeia (Cass)

Cleo and Elke

Cleo and Vaughn

Cleo and August

Elspethelf · 21/01/2024 03:10

I love Sidney for a boy or girl!

Other boy ideas, Clifford (Cliff) or Niles.

Other girl ideas, Selma, Juno, or Della.

LilyLemonade · 20/01/2024 22:45

I like the alliterative ones so Cora, Caspar, Conrad. I like all your list though except Opal, which doesn’t roll off the tongue and feels a bit clunky, and Sidney which sounds more like a girls name in modern use and a bit old geezer for a boy.

What about Cole for a boy which is an anagram of Cleo.

Some other suggestions:
Ramona
Tamsin
Tabitha

Marcus
Joel
Micah

ZiggyZowie · 20/01/2024 22:21

CECILIA

CeCe for short

Theresplendentemmaforbes · 20/01/2024 22:17

Laura
Lucien

Mumofgirls2017 · 20/01/2024 22:13

With Cleo I love Opal, Rosa, Lena, Magnus and silas

torin
jasper
cyrus
jude
felix
rex
rafe
rudy
otis
flynn
axel

pearl
joni
elena
nell
daphne
eden
lumi
lyra
theia
norah
sadie
romy

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Pollywaggle · 20/01/2024 22:12

Persephone, I love

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dontdarepokethebear · 20/01/2024 21:51

Astrid, Thea and Magnus are my favourites. I have a Magnus ❤️

Congratulations!

MrsP80 · 20/01/2024 21:45

Dexter, Ralph, Jonah, Felix. Bennett, Benson
Tess, Rosa, Cassie, Cora, Mara, Georgia,

Doublebiscuit77 · 20/01/2024 21:23

Girls - my favourite is Lena, also quite like Rosa and Cora. Not too fond of the others. What about:
Freya
Thea
Julia
Cassandra
Persephone
Beatrice
Miranda

Boys - all really good names. I love Caspar, Magnus and especially Felix!

Choconuttolata · 20/01/2024 21:15

Cleo and Electra
Cleo and Freya
Cleo and Luna
Cleo and Nova

Cleo and Cyrus
Cleo and Darius
Cleo and Leander
Cleo and Orion
Cleo and Tyr

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Pollywaggle · 20/01/2024 21:12

I love Linus and Thora but both were previously vetoed 🙁
Also really like Finn/Finlay and Thea.

It's so hard choosing names!

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Pollywaggle · 20/01/2024 21:05

Thank you for the feedback! There are some great suggestions here, I'll take them to my husband
Thank you

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Onelife2024 · 20/01/2024 20:56

My favourites from your girls list are Cora and Rosa - love them both. Lena is also lovely.
Other ideas to go with Cleo-
Thea
Etta
Ayla
Mabel
Maya
Iris
Ruby

Boys: I quite like Caspar and Conrad, not so keen on your other name ideas, sorry. Ideas -
Finlay
Flynn
Oscar
Luca
Miles
Ezra
Jasper

theduchessofspork · 20/01/2024 20:14

I love Cleo!

I really like Astrid and (especially) Hera - the others are a bit pedestrian and one PITA spelling

Maybe..

Inez
Stella
Carys
Anest
Oona
Honor
Jocelyn
Lois
Arran
Thora
Nancy
Love PP’s Sheba suggestion

For a boy I love Silas
Like Magnus a lot
Quite like Casper but too twee with Cleo
Quite like Sidney, but think it’s less sophisticated than Cleo - conversely I think Sidonie for a girl goes well
Don’t like Felix

Dashiell
Idris
Jerome
Abraham - Abe
Moses
Toren
Victor
Struan
Tristram
Patrick
Ezra
Jonas
Lachlan

NorthernDancer · 20/01/2024 19:55

Loving Otilya, but what about Ottilie instead?

lionseggs · 20/01/2024 19:40

Also love Cleo. Baby name envy 😂

lionseggs · 20/01/2024 19:40

Astrid and Magnus are my faves! Adore those names

SerenityNowInsanityLater · 20/01/2024 19:40

I like Opal.

Zoe, Una, Anya, Maya

Finn, Rex, Axel/Aksel, Miles

fightingthedogforadonut · 20/01/2024 19:33

Cleo and Linus
Cleo and Max
Cleo and Oscar
Cleo and Jake

Cleo and Sadie
Cleo and Rosa
Cleo and Heidi
Cleo and Hazel