calista.
i just "discovered" it...is it weird or cute?
"It is of Latin and Greek origin, and its meaning is "cup; fairest, most beautiful".
i would pronounced it ka-liss-tah.
2007-11-30 14:11:10 · 59 answers · asked by kms107 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
the reason i put "discovered" in parentheses is because obviously i didn't discover it, but rather began to consider it as a baby name instead of just a name i had heard. you don't have to be rude!
2007-11-30 14:16:36 · update #1
wow lots of response! it would be a girls name. i'm not pregnant though i just like it.
2007-11-30 14:19:49 · update #2
Pretty but maybe better with middle name or as a middle name. Names don't account for personality.
2007-11-30 14:14:27 · answer #1 · answered by PoteratMan 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i personally think it is a great name, but the more important question is, "how easy or difficult will this name be to grow up and live with?" there are a large number of people each year that change their names since they find it difficult to live with the names that their well-intentioned parents endowed them with. the name calista has a beautiful sound and meanings and also has some good potential nick-names. don't forget, "most beautiful" dosen't imply just the outside of a person, so more importantly give your child all the tools she'll need to be beautiful inside!
2007-11-30 14:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's very pretty, and it is not weird. In fact there is an actress with this name-- Calista Flockhart who is married to Harrison Ford.
When her show was big, the name was at #519 in the USA, but currently is at #864.
It is rare, but not too rare.
I like it. If you love it, go with it! Great meaning!
2007-11-30 14:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like it. Remember the actress Calista somebody who was Ally McBeal and dated Harrison Ford? Besides her, I've never heard it used and I think it's beautiful.
2007-11-30 14:16:29 · answer #4 · answered by tawniemarie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well obviously there have been other people named this. But you can change around the spelling a bit to make it slightly more unique and/or pretty. Like Calysta, or Kalysta, stuff like that.
2007-11-30 14:20:13 · answer #5 · answered by xXEdgeXx 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People, "dicovered" is in quotations, she means she just noticed it. God. As for the name it reminds me of this rude girl I went to high school with. But the name is pretty, Maybe spell it with a 'K'.
2007-11-30 14:15:48 · answer #6 · answered by Sunshine 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like the actress from brothers and sisters and ally mcbeal - Calista Flockheart - I like it - hadn't ever heard of it before Ally McBeal though.
2007-11-30 14:14:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a beautiful name. And don't let anyone tell you not to name your child something because its weird. I named my kids Storm, Evan, and Dane. Someone else may think that they're weird, but I'd rather name them something weird than something totally common.
2007-11-30 14:17:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There appears to be an actress called Calista Flockhart, who was born on 11 November 1964.
According to her biography at www.imdb.com she was named after her great-grandmother.
That suggests to me that Calista is not exactly a new name!.
2007-11-30 14:19:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Like Calista Flockheart... she dates Harrison Ford.
She was the lead on alli mcbeal
2007-11-30 14:13:55 · answer #10 · answered by Nease 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋