Callista

See also: callista

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Calista, Callysta, Callystha

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Callista, a conflation from two sources, both from Ancient Greek:

• From Ancient Greek καλλίστη (kallístē), feminine of κάλλιστος (kállistos), superlative of καλός (kalós).
• From Callisto (“a moon of Jupiter”), from Ancient Greek Καλλιστώ (Kallistṓ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalista/

Proper noun

Callista

1. a female given name from Italian [in turn from Ancient Greek]

   Jane Callista Saweango, b. 2008