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Cleo - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Cleo
 
 

 



[ 2 syll. cleo, cl-eo ] The girl name Cleo is pronounced KLIYow KEY. Cleo is of Old Greek origin. It is used mainly in the English and German languages. From the short form of other given names, but now used as an independent name in its own right. Variants of Cleo include Cleora (English) and Clio (English and Italian).

In addition, Cleo is a short form of Cleopatra (English).

Cleo is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1907, 0.096% of baby girls were given the name Cleo. It was #172 in rank then. The baby name has seen a marked decline in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use now. Within all girl names in its family, Cleo was nonetheless the most popular in 2007. Cleo has also been used as a boy name.

Baby names that sound like Cleo include Clio (English and Italian), Callie (English), Cally (English), Cayla (English), Chloe (English and German), Chloé (French), Clarrie (English), Clarry (English), Clea (German and Italian), Clelia (English, German, Italian, and Spanish), Coel (English), Coley (English), Kaela (Arabic), Kaila (English), Kailee (English), Kailey (English), Kala (Hawaii), Kaleigh (English), Kaley (English), Kali (English), Kalie (English), Kallie (English), Kayla (English), Kaylee (English), Kayleigh (English), Kayley (English and Irish), Kayli (English), Kaylie (English), Keely (English), Keila (English), Kelley (English), Kelli (English), Kellie (English), Kelly (English and Irish), Khloe (English), Kiley (English), Kilie (English), Kyla (English), Kylee (English), Kyleigh (English), Kylie (English), Kyly (English), Cacelia (English), Caecilia (German), Cäcilia (German), Cäcilie (German), Chloee (English), Clo (English and Irish), Cloe (English, German, and Italian), Kalila (Arabic), Khalilah (Arabic), Kloe (English), Kyle (English), and Kekilia (Hawaiian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Cleo: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"


A famous person named Cleo is Psychic, Miss Cleo, born Youree Harris 13 August 1962, Los Angeles, California.

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