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'''Callista''' comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] for "Most Beautiful" (''kallistos''). It is an uncommon name for girls. |
'''Callista''' comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] for "Most Beautiful" (''kallistos''). It is an uncommon name for girls. |
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As a name it is derived from [[ |
As a name it is derived from the Greek name of a huntress in the [[Callisto_(mythology)|myth of Callisto]], who was loved by [[Zeus]]. The name Callisto was changed to the common Callista for use as a name because in English Callista is the feminine form. |
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'''Callista''' can be: |
'''Callista''' can be: |
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* The genus ''[[Callista (genus)|Callista]]'' of [[clam]]s in the family [[Veneridae]], which includes the [[smooth clam]] ''C. chione'' |
* The genus ''[[Callista (genus)|Callista]]'' of [[clam]]s in the family [[Veneridae]], which includes the [[smooth clam]] ''C. chione'' |
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* A [[List of New Order Jedi characters#Callista|New Order Jedi character]] |
* A [[List of New Order Jedi characters#Callista|New Order Jedi character]] |
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* A reference to the character in the Greek Myth of [[Callisto_(mythology)|Callisto]] |
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* One of the [[Callisto_(moon)|moons of Jupiter]], discovered in 1610. |
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* [[204_Kallisto|204 Kallisto]], an S-type asteroid which was discovered in 1879. |
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Revision as of 04:39, 19 June 2007
Callista comes from the Greek for "Most Beautiful" (kallistos). It is an uncommon name for girls.
As a name it is derived from the Greek name of a huntress in the myth of Callisto, who was loved by Zeus. The name Callisto was changed to the common Callista for use as a name because in English Callista is the feminine form.
Callista can be:
- A 1855 novel by John Henry Newman.
- The genus Callista of clams in the family Veneridae, which includes the smooth clam C. chione
- A New Order Jedi character
- A reference to the character in the Greek Myth of Callisto
- One of the moons of Jupiter, discovered in 1610.
- 204 Kallisto, an S-type asteroid which was discovered in 1879.
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