Callista

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Beautiful
Most beautiful; In mythology, Callista was tricked by Zeus and as a result gave birth to a son, Arcas. Hera transformed Callista into a bear, and when she was almost killed by her hunting son, both were transformed into constellations, creating Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Callisto is also a moon of Jupiter.
Latin

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings of Callista

Kallista, Calissa, Callie, Kallie, Cali, Calla, Calli

Pronunciation

c(a)-llis-ta, call(i)-sta

Famous People

Actress Calista Flockhart