Cleo’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Cleo
Cleo's Notebook puts her name front and center, written in flowing script across a soft watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Cleo's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Cleo: meaning and origin
Cleo is a short form of Cleopatra, Cleon or Cleopas, says Behind the Name. Cleopatra is Greek for “glory of the father,” from kleos, “glory,” and pater, “father.” Wikipedia treats Cleo as a given name in its own right as well as a nickname for Cleopatra. The short form keeps the classical shine without the full royal length.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name links Cleo with Cleopatra, Clio, Cleopas and Cleon among related forms. Clea is a sister short form. Cleopatra remains the dramatic full name when Cleo wants the whole Egyptian echo.
Famous people named Cleo
Dame Cleo Laine, born Clementine Dinah Bullock on October 28, 1927, and died July 24, 2025, was a British singer and actress known for her scat singing. Wikipedia says she was married to jazz composer Sir John Dankworth, had popular success with singles such as “You’ll Answer To Me,” and appeared across musical theater. She received many awards and honors over a long career in jazz and song.
Is Cleo a popular name?
Cleo was a turn-of-the-century short form. US Social Security data has it in the top 200 in the 1900s and 1910s, highest at 193rd in the 1910s, with more than 9,800 American girls named Cleo across those decades. Behind the Name no longer lists a recent US ranking for Cleo alone. Classical nicknames of that era later faded, then returned in small modern revivals.
Cleo trivia
Cleopatra means “glory of the father.” Behind the Name derives it from Greek kleos and pater, a meaning that still sits inside every Cleo. The most famous bearer, Cleopatra VII, was the last active Hellenistic pharaoh of Egypt, so the short form carries a long royal shadow.
Gift ideas that suit a Cleo
- For a jazz fan. A set-list journal for gigs, scat lines and vinyl.
- For a history buff. A notebook for ancient Egypt and Hellenistic queens.
- For Halloween. A regal journal for costume crowns and party plans.
- For Christmas. A gleaming holiday diary for Cleo.
How Cleo can use it
Any Cleo, of any age. The 6" x 9" size is roomy enough for proper writing and small enough for a handbag or school bag. With 160 plain lined pages there’s no fixed layout, so it can be a diary, a gratitude journal, a study notebook, a recipe book or a home for to-do lists. Notebooks tend to multiply in drawers, but one with her name on the front is instantly hers.
The little things that make it hers
There’s something about seeing your own name in print. It makes a notebook feel like it belongs to you, which is a good reason to fill it. It also means Cleo can pick hers out of a pile in a second, at school, at work or on the kitchen counter.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Cleo’s Notebook? About the size of a trade paperback book: 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.9 cm), 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? It’s sold on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon prints and ships each copy and handles delivery and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes, the same apple blossom design comes in hundreds of girls’ names. Start at all name notebooks or our personalized name notebooks guide.
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