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♀ Clio
What does Clio mean?
Clio 
as a girls' name is pronounced KLY-oh. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Clio is "glory". From Kleio (which derives from "kleos"), a name from mythology of the muse of historical poetry. There are nine muses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and each represents an art or science. Calliope (epic poetry), Terpsichore (choral song and dance), and Thalis (comedy) have survived as given names. Also used as a variant of Cleo, nickname of Cleopatra and short form of Cliona.
STARTS WITH Cl-
Variations
SEE ALSO Clea
RELATED FORMS VIA CALLIOPE, CLEO, CLEOPATRA, CLIONA Callia, Clea, Cleona, Cleone, Cleta
MASCULINE FORMS Cletus, Clitus
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Clio Cecilia (C.C.), ..
How popular is Clio?
Clio is an uncommonly occurring first name for females. Clio is an equally uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Clio (UNLISTED) listed in the Top 2000 are Calliope (#807 A YEAR AGO), Cleo (#1110), Cleona, Cleone, Cleopatra, Cleta and Cliona. These forms of Clio reached the top of their popularity 108 years ago (AVERAGE #1271) and have become significantly less conventional since, with the version Cleo becoming less trendy. Cleo has generally been preferred by parents, though Calliope is currently ranked higher. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Clio is alike in pronunciation to Chloe, Claea, Clo, Cloe▼, Cloey, Klea and Kloe▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Cai, Cain, Cait, Cali▲, Calico, Calie, Calin, Caro, Cato, Ceil, Celia▼, Celie, Chiyo, Cili, Cilia, Cis, Clair, Clem, Coco and Cris. These names tend to be more commonly used than Clio.
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