I love it when school turns out to be relevant!
I was pronouncing Clely basically as if it rhymed with
Haley. The French form of the name is Clélie, which I believe is pronounced like that. There's a young Italian actress named
Clelia who goes by Clely, and for some reason in my head I pronounced it the same as the French version of the name.
I like the idea of
Cleo has a nickname as well. Is that too much of a stretch?
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