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Calista

Also spelled: Callista

Usually a girl's name

Meaning
Origin disputed: Late Latin Calixta, from calix, 'cup', or Greek 'most beautiful' Disputed

Often said to mean 'most beautiful'; one first-names dictionary derives it from 'cup' and calls the Greek link an association.

Origin
Latin or Greek
Popularity

US 2025: #1597 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #1892

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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