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 [ 4 syll. cal-lio-pe, ca-lli-ope ] The girl name Calliope is pronounced as KahLAYahPIY KEY. Calliope is used chiefly in the Greek and Latinized languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Calliope is of the meaning beautiful voice. Derived from the elements 'kalos' which means fair, beautiful, handsome ; 'ops' which means voice, eye, face. The name was borne the muse of epic poetry, one of the nine Muses in Greek mythology; she was one of the daughters of Zeus and was well-known as Homer's inspiration for the Iliad and the Odyssey. The name Caliopa (Spanish) and the name Kalliope (English and German) are variant forms of Calliope. The pet forms Callie (English) and Cally (English), and the spelling variant Kaliopi (Greek) are other forms of the name. Calliope is uncommon as a baby name for girls. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the group of girl names directly related to Calliope, Callie (English) was the most regularly used. Baby names that sound like Calliope include Kalliope (English and German), Caliopa (Spanish), Clivia (German), Kalifa, Kaliopi (Greek), Colbee (English), Colbey (English), Colbi (English), Colbie (English), Colby (English), Kolab (Cambodian), Kolbie (English), and Kolby (English). KEY: English pronunciation for Calliope: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
