Comments for the name Cleopatra

One of the first bearers of the name was Kleopatra the sister of Alexander the Great. In use in ancient Greece was also the masculine "Kleopatros".

Rather a pompous thing to name a child.

Cleo is a nice name, Cleopatra is excessive.

I like this name a lot, but I wouldn 't name my child it. Too complex.

I don't understand the negative comments on this name, it is beauty, regal, dignified, not overused, has a wonderful history, can be used for those with black, mixed, or European ancestory, and can be shortened to the sweet and beautiful Cleo in a breath. Lovely. I will use this name.

In relation to the negative comments about the name Cleopatra. For one, she married and slept with her brothers each in turn before killing them. They were 12 and 10 respectively. That adds up to Incest, Pedophilia, and Murder. Sounds lovely doesn't it. She was also a harsh and pompous queen, one who slept around. What a legacy to put on your daughter's shoulders.

Just because one person bears a name doesn't make all those after it named after them. I would never name my child after Michael Jackson, yet still Michael is a very popular name and has been for a long time.

I like the name Cleopatra, but would never give the name to a child - it's a little impractical. The historic Cleopatra was a very smart politician. She was loved by her people, spoke numerous languages, and did what she had to in order to survive in a world that was not very kind to women. It was the custom for her to marry and become joint ruler with her respective brothers. She did not necessarily consummate the marriages, nor has it been decisively proven that she had anything to do with their deaths.

It really IS pompous. A shy girl would hate to have this attention-grabbing name. It's very tacky. Now, it's been a little more than a decade, but I still remember a very annoying song titled Cleopatra Coming Atcha or whatever from 1998. I didn't mind the track then, but I'd hate it now. Not that people will ever re-discover it, but gosh, that really ruined the name a bit.

For obvious reasons, I'd never use this on a real person. Too over-the-top.

In Germany, we pronounce the name kind of like "clay-OH-pah-trah". We don't emphasise the third but the second syllable, so the English pronunciation sounds very funny to me.

This is a very pretty name, but it's so overused.

HOW is this overused? It's not even in the top 1000!

The worst nickname is Pat, as people would assume it was Patricia.

Cleopatra VII was probably not likely to have used an asp to kill herself. The snake was probably put into the myth by Augustus for propaganda and imagery purposes.

First, Cleopatra VII (actually VI) was the most beloved Ptolomaic ruler of the Egyptians, brilliant and charming (but not beautiful, unlike popular opinion). She was forced to marry her 2 brothers; incest was normal for Ptolomies. The first brother started a war against her and forced her into exile. Who knows about #2. Compared to her ancestors, she was relatively mild. Octavian declared war against her "for her acts", conveniently unspecified. The war was against her lover and his co-ruler Antony. She came into power at the worst possible time, and actually did much better than her father in political arena.

Beautiful, especially with Cleo as a short form, as Cleopatra is too cumbersome for everyday use. I especially love the historical character.

It sounds pretty, but I think Cleopatra would be rather pretentious to name your daughter. And the historical Cleopatra wasn't a very nice person. Cleo/Clio would be a better option.

I know a Greek woman who is named Cleopatra after St. Cleopatra. I think it's lovely.