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opinion on girls name CALISSA

40 replies

babysantadue · 09/05/2012 20:41

PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF CALISSA? IT MEANS MOST BEAUTIFUL

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DialMforMummy · 09/05/2012 20:47

I thought it was Calista for most beautiful but my Greek is ancient and rusty.
Anyway, like it.

babysantadue · 09/05/2012 20:56

Calissa \c(a)-lissa,

cal(is)-sa\ as a girl's name is a variant of Calista (Latin, Greek), and the meaning of Calissa is "cup; fairest, most beautiful".

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SilverMachine · 09/05/2012 21:02

I really like it, It's a beautiful sounding name.

DELHI · 10/05/2012 10:41

Nt heard of it, sorry, sounds a bit made up - Clarissa/Melissa mix-up

BehindLockNumberNine · 10/05/2012 10:48

If someone told me that was their name I would assume I had misheard and the name was Clarissa.

I personally don't like it. I love Clarissa. I love Callista. But not Calissa...

BehindLockNumberNine · 10/05/2012 10:48

Collossal Callisa also springs to mind, sorry .

TheLaineyWayIsEssex · 10/05/2012 10:49

It is really pretty

saffronwblue · 10/05/2012 10:54

I think everyone is going to say "Is that Clarissa"?

lisaro · 10/05/2012 10:58

Sounds a bit stripperish. Calista is nice.

likelucklove · 10/05/2012 10:58

I've heard Callisto means that too, and was the name of a Greek goddess. I love them both but DP wouldn't let me call DD it Sad But, when he told family and friends that's what I wanted they laughed at me told me not to use it.

If you like it, go for it. I sort of wish I had now.

minipie · 10/05/2012 13:23

I think it sounds lovely but I would worry that people would think it was a misspelled version of Calista or Clarissa or Carissa.

Charleymouse · 10/05/2012 14:15

makes me think of game of thrones khaleesi (queen)

Stellan · 10/05/2012 15:55

Calissa - no.

Calista- yes.

squoosh · 10/05/2012 15:57

CALISSA -yes
Calissa -no

anothermadamebutterfly · 10/05/2012 16:01

I'm with squoosh
Calissa - yes
Calista - no

BBQJuly · 10/05/2012 16:33

Sounds very pretty. Haven't heard of it before. Along similar lines, also like Alisa and Melissa.

ragged · 10/05/2012 17:05

Meh. Okay. Slightly prefer Calista. You could do so much worse, of course.

MoonHare · 10/05/2012 17:08

Sounds made up. Agree with others that the assumption is likely to be made that her name is in fact Calista, or Clarissa and she'll be forever correcting people. Prefer Calista.

Lannie33 · 11/05/2012 17:38

LOVE Calissa. And i usually hate made-up names.

Lannie33 · 11/05/2012 17:39

nn could be Callah

Purplehonesty · 11/05/2012 17:39

I like it. Made me think of Ally Mcbeal

iloveACK · 11/05/2012 17:40

I love it. Made me think of Ally McBeal too Purple - why???

AceOfBase · 11/05/2012 17:47

Isn't the actress in that called callista Lockhart? Or am I barking up the wrong tree?

PercyFilth · 11/05/2012 17:48

No, it is made up. Use Calista, Callisto or Clarissa.

Lannie33 · 11/05/2012 18:10

Ally McBeal is Callista Flockhart

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