Cleopatra?

[ranibowsprimkle]

It's the top of my list if no.3 is a girl but my sister pulled a bit of a face when I mentioned it.

I love that it's unusual but still a proper name and that it can be shortened to Cleo or Pat
so she'd have the option of either a more traditionally girly or a more tomboyish nickname or her whole name when she older depending on what she feels suits her.

Love it! Love Cleo as a name on its own (was on my list but DP said no).

Comin' Atcha!

(It makes me think of the 90s girl group / song)

I’m all for Cleo but Cleopatra is a bit... much.

It's a bit much for me. Cleo is great, though.

I’d love to know what your other two are called though!

That’s quite a name to carry off poor kid. What if she’s quiet bookish and low key? Cleo is lovely though.

Cleo is OKish but Cleopatra? No. And Pat? That's dreadful.

Yikes
It’s different op

Cleo is better imo

I know a woman from Cyprus named Kleopatra. She goes by Kleo.

Your sister has done you a favour. Just no.

Yes to Cleo but NO(!) to Cleopatra. HTH.

I'm loving the idea of being meeting a woman called Pat and assuming it's short for Patricia only to find out her name is Cleopatra

I'm with your sister. What about Cleo (with ironic nn Pat ...)

Ok so maybe not.

I like Cleo but not nearly enough to use it as a full name.
Plus I prefer names with a couple of different shortenings so they've got options when they're older.

There are other long versions of Cleo if you look them up, maybe one of those will work?

I love Clio, muse of history, but it’s pretty much unusable at the moment thanks to Renault.

I wouldn’t. Cleo just makes me think of the car and I also think of the dodgy 90s song .

I quite like it, but it's a big name to pull off.

But realistically, if she's always called Cleo, it probably doesn't really matter that her birth cert long name is Cleopatra. I doubt she'd ever use it day to day.

Not sure I'd be brave enough to go for it though.

I like it and love Cleo! Hate Pat though as it reminds me of Postman Pat and Pat Butcher

Anything very unusual is going to attract some funny faces from people - you’d need to go more mainstream if that bothers you. Someone as close as a sister isn’t going to be an issue though because very quickly the only association becomes your baby. Cleo is cool - don’t think I’d pick Cleopatra myself it is pretty out there, but it’s a proper name so I’m sure it’d be fine. Some of the suggestions on here are downright peculiar like Season & Tree.

Coming at yah!

If you wanted a different long name for future options you could be as creative as you like, no one will question it if announced as baby Cleo. Colette, Clementine, Cliona, Coralie - actually I really love Clementine.

Love cleo , it's on my shortlist xx

Or even have something totally different on the birth certificate that gets to Cleo
Clarissa Rose = Cleo
Camilla Opal = Cleo

No one will ask what’s on the birth certificate so do what you want. If Cleopatra is what you love, then go for it & don’t worry about the odd funny face.

I love it!