Calissa Name Meaning & Origin
Calissa
Pronunciation: kah-LEE-sə (key)
Origin of the name Calista:
From the Greek Kallistō, a name meaning "she that is most beautiful," which is derived from kallos (beauty, beautiful). The name is borne in Roman mythology by a nymph, a daughter of the Arcadian king Lycaon, and mother of Arcas. Beloved by Jupiter, she was transformed into a she-bear by Juno and then placed among the constellations.
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Callie,Cayla,Cayly,Cali, Cal,Cay-Cay
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Russian form of Calista. From Greek, meaning "most beautiful"
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