Entry № 2111 · Greek origin

Clio Clio — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KLEE-oh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Glorious (muse of history)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "glorious (muse of history)".

Clio (Κλειώ) is from the Greek kleos, meaning "glory" or "fame." The Greek muse of history, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. The Clio Awards in advertising are named for her.

Clio is rare but distinctive. Clio Cresswell is the Australian mathematician.

Glorious. The Muse of history.

The name in its native script.

Κλειώ
Transliteration
Kleiṓ
Pronunciation
/ ˈkliː.oʊ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Clio stands.

Clio does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Clios before her.

Real people
Clio Cresswell
Australian mathematician.
In fiction
Clio
Greek muse of history.
Greek mythology

Names connected to Clio.

The number behind Clio.

3

The Communicator

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Clio reduce to 3, The Communicator. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.