Callistus

  • [ kə-LIS-təs (English) ]
  • Late Roman
Late Latin name which was derived from the Greek name Καλλιστος (Kallistos) "most beautiful". This was the name of three popes (also known as Callixtus), including the 3rd-century Callistus I who is regarded as a saint.

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Kallistos
FRENCH: Calixte
ITALIAN: Callisto
LATE ROMAN: Calixtus, Callixtus
PORTUGUESE: Calisto, Calixto
SPANISH: Calisto, Calixto
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Kallisto
ENGLISH: Calista, Callista, Kalysta
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Callisto, Kallisto
PORTUGUESE: Calista, Calixta
SPANISH: Calista, Calixta
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Callias, Kallias
ENGLISH: Calista, Callista, Kalysta