Cleopatra

Greek
"glory of the father"

Cleopatra Origin and Meaning

The name Cleopatra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "glory of the father".

A royal name in ancient Egypt that's never quite made it to the modern world, though nickname Cleo is widely used. Other now-extinct Cleopatra diminutives, including Cleora and Cleola, achieved some popularity in the early 20th century when there was a crazy for all things Egypt-related as the ancient tombs were opened and artifacts displayed. In the US, Cleopatra became a popular silent film in 1917 starring Theda Bara.

Cleopatra Popularity

Famous People Named Cleopatra

  • Cleopatra VII Philopator
    last Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
  • Cleopatra I
    VI, Queens of Ptolemaic Egpt
  • Cleopatra Selene
    Queen of Syria, daughter of Cleopatra III of Egypt
  • Cleopatra "Cleo" von Adelsheim
    Hereditary Princess of Oettingen,Oettingen and Oettingen,Spielberg, German,Chilean actress
  • Cleopatra Coleman
    Australian actress
  • Cleopatra "Cleo" Demetriou
    Cyprus,born actress
  • Cleopatra Madonna "Cleo" Higgins
    American singer of group Cleopatra
  • Cleopatra Stratan
    Moldovan singer
  • Cleopatra Tawo
    Nigerian radio personality
  • Cleopatra Koheirwe
    Ugandan actress
  • Cleopatra Mathis
    American poet
  • Cleopatra Pantazi
    Greek pop singer
  • Roberta Cleopatra Flack
    American singer,songwriter
  • Elin Kleopatra Danielson
    Gambogi, Finnish painter
  • Cleopatra the Alchemist
    ancient Egyptian/Greek alchemist, philosopher, and author
  • Cléopâtre
    Diane de Mérode, French dancer of the Belle Époque

Cleopatra in Pop Culture

  • Lady Cleopatra
    Arthur Rowdy's wife (nee Stonehenge) in "Sketches and Travels" (1850) by W. M. Thackeray
  • Cleopatra "Cleo" Jones
    main character in 1973 film "Cleopatra Jones"
  • Cleopatra "Cleo" McQueen
    character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
  • Cleopatra "Dirtbike" Funnie
    baby sister on TV's "Doug"
  • Cleopatra
    character in "Toad Patrol"
  • Foxxy Cleopatra
    main character in film "Austin Powers in Goldmember"
  • Cassandra Cleopatra Watkins
    character in "Mr Facey Romford's Hounds" (1865) by R. S. Surtees.
  • Cleopatra
    song and album by The Lumineers.
  • Cleopatra
    song by Diamond White.