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Calista

Calista proper noun: a female given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Calista

  1. A female given name from Latin.

Origin of Calista

From Latin Callistus, from Ancient Greek Κάλλιστος (Kállistos, “most beautiful”), from καλός (kalós, “beautiful”). Compare Callisto.

Questions about Calista

What does Calista mean?
Calista means a female given name from Latin.
What part of speech is Calista?
Calista is a proper noun.

Words near Calista in the dictionary

  1. Calise
  2. Calises
  3. Calisher
  4. calisson
  5. calissons
  6. Calista
  7. Calister
  8. calistheneum
  9. calisthenic
  10. calisthenical
  11. calisthenics

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