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    Calista

    kah-LIS-tah

    Greek
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Most beautiful; Fairest
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Calista does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Most beautiful; Fairest", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Calista.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.008% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Calista's beauty is incorruptible — meek spirit of great price, favour beyond vanity, the fairest who is praised because she fears the LORD.
    Verses on this meaning
    • 1 Peter 3:4

      "But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price."

    • Proverbs 31:30

      "Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised."

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