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Cleo

/ˈkliːoʊ/

Cleo proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Cleo

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • “You're shy...too shy. Of course, with “friends” like Ellie and a name like Cleo, what do you expect? Why couldn't your mother have named you something normal, like Ann or Beth or Melissa? Why did she have to be all into ancient Egyptian history and name you after Queen Cleopatra? Who does that to...2016, Leanna Sain, Red Curtains, The Wild Rose Press Inc, →ISBN
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Origin of Cleo

Shortened from Cleopatra or a variant of Clio. The rare male name derives from names of Ancient Greek origin such as Cleon and Cleopas.

Questions about Cleo

What does Cleo mean?
Cleo means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Cleo?
Cleo is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cleo?
Cleo is pronounced /ˈkliːoʊ/.

Words near Cleo in the dictionary

  1. clenpirin
  2. clenproperol
  3. Clent
  4. clentiazem
  5. clentuberol
  6. Cleo
  7. Cleobury Mortimer
  8. Cleobury North
  9. cleomaceous
  10. cleome
  11. cleomes

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