# Cleo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkliːoʊ/ · frequency rank #28,495

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

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

## Easily confused with
- **co** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-co)
- **cue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-cue)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-coo)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-coe)
- **CME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-cme)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-cro)
- **CTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-cte)
- **CTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-cto)
- **CSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-cse)
- **CLP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-clp)
- **Clo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-clo)
- **club** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-club)
- **crew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-crew)
- **clip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-clip)
- **clue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-clue)
- **cole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-cole)
- **cues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-cues)
- **coco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-coco)
- **colo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-colo)
- **Como** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleo-vs-como)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ccleo`, `clleo`, `lceo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cleo