What do you think of the name Callista?

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We would use Callie as a nickname! 🥰

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I love it!

It's lovely

Awful, sounds like a treatment for thrush!
Sorry

Beautiful

Callie is so nice!

It’s lovely, really underused!

Flockhart comes to mind…Ally McBeal…but that’s not a bad association…it’s just the only one I know. I like it!

I really like Callista and Callie!

Lovely

I've also seen Callisto which I prefer slightly but really like both of them.

I like Callie but not so keen on Callista. It’s okay though, just not a favourite for me.

Slightly on the fence with this one. I tend to read it as Alistair but with a C at the beginning (because I don't pronounce a strong r sound). Love the shortening of Callie though and also like Callia and Calliope.

I like it.

I really like it. I know a Callie but have no idea what (if anything) hers is short for.

Callisto would be a boys' name surely with the 'o' ending?

You may already know, but if not, the origin of the name "Callisto" is here:

www.britannica.com/topic/Callisto-Greek-mythology

Not saying it makes it (or "Callista") better or worse, just an interesting story

I have a Calista and we call her Callie, so I love it! It's pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, so it's Ca-LIS-ta.

I think of Ally McBeal but I quite like it

Love it

Callie I love. Callista less so.

@LaMarschallin thanks for that link. I was wrong to assume Callisto was a boys' name then!

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LaMarschallin thanks for that link. I was wrong to assume Callisto was a boys' name then! smile

I wonder if it's different because it's Greek not Latin (although my classical knowledge is pretty weak; I just like reading myths).
I quite like Callisto or Callista, but the latter may sound more like a girl's name these days.
A long-winded way of saying I didn't mean to be correcting you - I was just reminded of the story of Callisto

It's top of my list! Love it

I think of Ally McBeal too.

Callie was on my list for my imaginary not happening third child but my friend just nicked it for her real born DC It's a lovely name in its own right.

It sounds a bit like "canister"