Pretty much as the title says… do you think [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] works as a nickname for [name_f]Claire[/name_f]?
I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] both names but the couple of people I’ve mentioned the name [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] to have said it makes them think of the magazine… Also [name_f]Claire[/name_f] sounds better with our surname.
Anyway, just thought i’d see if people think it would work/sound natural.
Thanks!
I’m sorry, but I don’t think it really makes sense. If it’s any consolation, I’ve never even heard of [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] magazine. Unless it’s a raunchy magazine, I don’t see any trouble with the association.
I’ve never heard of [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] magazine… Anyway, [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] as a nn for [name_f]Claire[/name_f]… I personally prefer it as a nn for [name_f]Cleopatra[/name_f] (but that’s just my love for Greek and historical things) It definitely works for [name_f]Claire[/name_f] and it’s not a stretch at all! Both names are adorable!~
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] doesn’t work as a nickname for [name_f]Claire[/name_f].
I think it’s too confusing to use a name that’s usually a full name as a nickname for another name when it’s not a common/standard nickname for that name. I would pick either [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] or [name_f]Claire[/name_f]. I don’t think the magazine association is a problem- I’ve heard of it but didn’t think of it until you brought it up. You could use [name_f]Clio[/name_f] to distance it from the magazine more. For what it’s worth, [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] is a lovely, fun, feminine but not frilly name with lots of history!
And while most people here don’t think it works, name blogger [name_u]Abby[/name_u] Sandel (http://appellationmountain.net) has a [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] nicknamed [name_f]Clio[/name_f], but I think (not 100% sure) in her case she’s known as [name_f]Clio[/name_f] and [name_f]Claire[/name_f] is just on the birth certificate/etc.
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] makes me think of [name_f]Cleopatra[/name_f], and I didn’t know there was a [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] magazine, so definitely not that. I think [name_f]Cleo[/name_f]/[name_f]Clio[/name_f] could work as a nn for [name_f]Claire[/name_f], but [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] by itself is fine. I really love [name_f]Clio[/name_f], this spelling for the Greek [name_f]Muse[/name_f] of history (although there is a car with that spelling), and [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] too.
I think it’s a bit of a stretch.
I think it’s a bit of stretch, but it could work.
Really doesn’t work in my opinion.
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] is so dated in the UK, [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] is far more up to date and usable, honestly.
I don’t really like it when a nickname has more syllables than the given name. [name_f]Claire[/name_f] is one syllable, [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] is two. If it were something cutesy, more diminutive, like [name_f]Clary[/name_f] or [name_f]Cece[/name_f] or [name_f]Kiki[/name_f] or something, I’d be more about it, but [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] seems more serious than [name_f]Claire[/name_f] and it feels off as a nickname for it.
Someone mentioned Appellation Mountain’s [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u], she’s exclusively [name_f]Clio[/name_f], I think both [name_f]Claire[/name_f] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] are family names, and I don’t think they would have used [name_f]Clio[/name_f] if not for the O in [name_f]Caroline[/name_f].
Something like [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] or another O middle would make more sense, I could get behind that, because it’s an actual explanation more than an excuse (“we called her [name_f]Claire[/name_f] because people had such negative comments on [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], but we’re using [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] as a nickname still” falls more in the excuse category).
It would also help if [name_f]Claire[/name_f] was a family name or something you wanted to honour even though you didn’t like the sound enough. [name_f]Claire[/name_f] who goes by [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] makes more sense in that case.
It’s a pretty big stretch for me. I think it would make perfect sense however with an O middle. e.g. [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]… [name_f]Clio[/name_f]/[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]. Or maybe [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Leona[/name_f]… [name_f]Cleo[/name_f].