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 [ syll. cal-lis-to, ca-lli-sto ] The boy name Callisto is pronounced as KAELLahSTow KEY. Callisto is largely used in the Italian language and its origin is Old Greek. The name is derived from the Late Roman personal name Callistus (Latin), which also gave rise to later variants such as Callixtus (Latin) and Calixtus (Latin). The ultimate source is the Greek element 'kallistos' (most beautiful), itself a superlative of 'kalos' (fair, beautiful, handsome). The name was borne by several early saints and popes, including the 3rd-century pope Saint Callixtus I. The name Callista (English and German) is the female equivalent of Callisto. Calisto (Spanish), Calixto (Spanish), Kalixtus (German), and Kallistus (German) are variants of Callisto. Callisto is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. A baby name that sounds like Callisto is the name Calisto (Spanish). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Callisto: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"   |
