Girl · Greek
Kallisto
Say it: ka-LIS-toh
Meaning
From Greek kallistē 'most beautiful'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Attested as a woman's name in ancient Greek sources as well as in myth; virtually unused today.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Callisto
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Famous bearers
- Kallisto, nymph of Greek myth turned into a bear
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- Ancient Greek inscriptions
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