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[Opinions] Re: Cleopatra?
1. Pretty, but too wierd. It's long and has a lot of baggage with the name. I think it sounds too stuffy on a person today, and I loathe the nickname Cleo.2. Not for me. I'd think her parents were weird, to tell the truth. And I want to name a child Delphine! Celopatra has a ton of history attached to it, and I wouldn't like it on a child. I can't see it on any person, any age, so I don't know how it would age! 3. No ideas, I could never use it. The only time I'd consider it would be as a middle name.Sorry if that post sounded harsh, but I read a book in which Cleopatra was portrayed as a bad person, and I couldn't bear to name someone after her.


Julia Keelan"I don't mean to be rude-" he began in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often."
~ From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Vernon Dursley to Albus Dumbledore.
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No it didn't sound harsh, just well thought-out criticism, which was what I was after, thanks!
Just curious, what was the name of the book in which Cleopatra was portrayed as a bad person?
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