Meanings
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
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“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 a baby? A normal name would've saved you a lot of teasing growing up.”
2016, Leanna Sain, Red Curtains, The Wild Rose Press Inc, →ISBN - A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Origin
Shortened from Cleopatra or a variant of Clio. The rare male name derives from names of Ancient Greek origin such as Cleon and Cleopas.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Клеон
- Клеон (Kleon)male given name
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Cite this entry
Cleo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cleo
“Cleo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cleo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cleo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cleo.
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