Cleo
[ˈkliːoʊ]Meaning
short form of Cleopatra, Cleon or Cleopas
Background Story
Cleo is a short form of Cleopatra, Cleon or Cleopas, and is also derived from Clio, the muse of history. Through Clio it comes from the Greek root κλέω/κλείω, Latinised as kleos, meaning "to recount", "to make famous" or "glory". The name is used in Albanian, Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin and French, and in Western societies it later evolved as a variant or short form of Cleopatra. It was commonly used for boys as well as girls in the early twentieth century, after being made popular by a 1917 silent film.
Temperament
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