Cleonie

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Any thoughts on this name? How would you pronounce it? She would have Cleo as a nickname..

Boggler- where did you find that incorrect information? I am welsh and that name is most definitely not Welsh!

I know an old lady who's very very welsh called Cleone, she's welsh speaking and I just assumed that it was a welsh name?? Perhaps not...

I would go for cleopatra

Makes me think of a Renault Clio!

Why not just Cleo?

Ive just sounded it out to rhyme with peony and its sounds much nicer than the 'Leonie with a C' pronunciation.

That's how the only Leonie I know pronounces it- to rhyme with peony.

Really? To rhyme with peony. I think it sounds like a nickname for someone who cleans their house too much!

I think Cleo is a great nickname but I'd go for Cleopatra as full name. Not keen on Cleonie and I think people will not pronounce it consistengly either.

BikeRunSki were you thinking of Clio, Muse of History? Otherwise, how about Clea?

Made me think of Cleone Foods - Caribbean Pastie maker in the West Midlands. For this reason I would think you had Caribbean roots. I'm not sure many would make this connection though so if you love it, use it.

I knew someone called Cleona of Irish descent (think it was intended to be English phonetic spelling of the Irish name someone else mentioned). Emphasis was definitely not on the middle syllable though so it was pronounced more like CLEE-uh-nuh rather than Clee-OH-nah.

or maybe it was Cliona.

I used to work withan Irish girl who spelt her name Cleona, she was lovely and it suited her. I'm sure she had the original Gaelic spelling, but spelt it how it wouldread in English iygwim.

Betty, we might know the same person, as I'm sure now it was spelt Cliona reading it back.