Clio - are car comments really a problem?

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Clio as an alternative to cleo came up on another thread I started. It’s really growing on me but how much of a problem would the car thing be? Any clios out there? Or anyone with a dd clio? Any clios you know?

So classy 😂

I don’t know how to link YouTube but ‘Likely Lads Bob’s banns reading’ covers it

If you want a muse name, Thalia is another one of the muses that is still used as a name. Personally, I like Clio but I am really into Greek mythology - obvs to many people the car reference is the first thing they think of

Other classical names you could consider as Ariadne, Atalanta, Penelope, Persephone and Callisto (Though worth checking out their stories as not all great!)

I will admit, that unfortunately, I would judge you/your child if you spelt your dc name the same as a car model rather than the accepted spelling, but if you don't care what people think, go for it.

I only joined mumsnet to say it’s my name actually although am a longtime lurker. I was born in the eighties so before the car 🚗. People do mention the car but they also mention cleopatra. I can’t say it’s ever been an issue for me although I really liked living in a French speaking country where people could say and spell my name correctly without any problem. Have to say people on this thread have been very rude which I’ve never and I’ve never experienced that in real life. In fact I was so annoyed it made me want to sign up after many years of looking on here.

This, why spell the name the same as the car? That is just inviting comments imo.

The name is lovely though, and not very common.

I assumed this thread would be about the car 😅

I understand that people may not know things or have heard of them before, but refusing to think that perhaps you don't know everything is so weird. Of course Clio is a name. She was a daughter of Zeus and the goddess of poetry, music, dance, history..... I think it's a beautiful name. In fact if you look at my user name you'll see what our dog and cat are named! 😁

Because the car is named after the goddess. Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

I also only clicked on her because I thought it was about the cars.

It made me think of Nicole and Papa.

I really like this spelling - it makes me think of the muse too - and I really doubt it'll be as much of an issue as people on this thread make out.

I'd assume you didn't know how to spell Cleo.

I was just browsing and thought this was a thread about how reliable clios are, my sister and one of my friend's had one and they were a nightmare. So yeah don't name your child clio. Someone in a birth group im in named their child Nova, couldn't help but laugh to myself when I pictured a vauxhall Nova, pretty sure the girl was too young to realise she named her child after a shit car from the 1980s.

Love it. Clio was on my list for Ds as was Penelope. Dd ended up being called something else but if Ds hadn’t turned out to be a boy, Clio was very high on the list.

And yes prefer Clio to Cleo spelling - entirely different root of the name

Yes, I think Greek muse of history. I like it. You can spell it Kleio, I think, which is closer to the Greek. Traditionally it’s not pronounced like Klee-oh either, but you’ll be on a losing battle with that one if you spell it Clio.

I like Clio. I've come across Clio as short for Cliona in a book. The Glass Lake I think.

Reminds of the Welsh version, Llio. Double L is a Cl sound in Welsh so pronounced the same

Sorry when I saw this I thought you was asking for car recommendations. Wouldn't use it.

Is it pronounced in the same way as Cleo?

Thanks all for comments - especially @proudofmynameclio for joining up to post!

I have a Cleo but even when she was born I got “can we call her Renault,” from my annoying brother 😂 Quickly shut him down and it’s never been said since.

As I posted on your other thread there is always the name Clea if you want a similar sound but no car ref. A nice name and I knew one but don't think it's very known.