Sadie or Cleo

[countrybum]

Can't believe I'm questioning what thought was our chosen name again (Cleo) almost at due date and having another wobble. Out of interest do you prefer Sadie or Cleo?

Cleo would be my pick of the two- has a cool vibe and feels less well used. Sadie blends more into the popular retro/cute nickname territory for me (Nancy, Edie, Marnie etc).

Love both!

Cleo

Sadie just makes me think of the song Sadie the cleaning lady

Cleo 100%

Cleo for sure - fabulous name.

Sadie is a nn for Sarah, too insubstantial and faddy as a full name.

I prefer Sadie

Cleo, lovely and unusual without being odd.

Sadie is okay but does begin with Sad.

Haha I have a dog and a child named for each of those!!

I really like both of these girls names, nice choices. I think it’s always good to have at least 2 possibilities, when you meet her you’ll know which one she is. Good luck.

Sadie the cleaning lady 🤭 and I'm going to take a wild guess that your dog is named cleo 😂 there does seem to be some pet associations but it hasn't really put me off. Yet haha

Much prefer Sadie.
Cleo is feline to me and it's just not to my taste.

Cleo

Cleo. Lovely name.

I like Sadie.. Cleo makes me think of cats

Sadie
Cleo makes me think of cars even though the spelling is different!

I like both but prefer Cleo!

I love Cleo

Sadie is a nn and sounds sour to my ear. I don't like the sad and sadism associations (visually and aurally).

If I was looking for lovely alternatives to Cleo, I'd think of Clarice and Suki (which is probably also a nn, I don't know but it's silky smooth, a bit feline and a beautiful sound).

Cleo makes me think Renault, though it is a lovely name. I would go with Sadie.

Sadie

Like Cleo but wouldn't use it because it makes me think of cars.

Love Sadie and it was list.

I would go Sadie. Cleo is lovely but has definitely picked up in popularity lately so you might find she is one of a few Cleo's in her year at school (if that bothers you).

Cleo makes me think of cats and Cleopatra the Egyptian Queen. Oh and 90s girl band Cleopatra. Go with Sadie.

Cleo - lovely and feels more substantial.

We shortlisted it for DD but like others were ultimately put off by the Renault thing (especially as I personally prefer the Clio spelling!) It seems to be better used now though so probably less of an issue.

Love both and they’re both on my list!
I think Cleo slightly wins in my opinion though

100% Cleo. Lovely, unusual, short, easy for her to learn to write :)

Really dislike Sadie, sounds very harsh and brassy to me, although I’m sure I’m in the minority.