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[Opinions] Re: Clio and Cleo
Hi Perrine !!!I prefer Clio.
It is the Italian form of Kleio. In Italy Cleopatra is read kleh-oh-PAH-trah so if we want to shorten it Cleo would be read KLEH-oh. I personally like that pronounciation but nobody in Italy uses it instead of Cleopatra. Cleopatra can not be shortened at all (I mean officialy) and Cleo is not a full name here. At the contrary in the English-speaking world everyone knows and uses Cleo being aware that it is actually Cleopatra.So... I do like Cleo but actually I like it only because I know its usage. I would not use it. Then Clio and Cleo have the same pronounciation so it would be a further problem. Clio and Cleopatra win. Cleo is lovely but too nerdy and unuseable in my case.Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456

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