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    Callista

    kah-LIS-tah

    Greek
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Most beautiful; Fairest
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Callista 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 Callista.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Callista is all fair with no spot — the King desiring her beauty, love declared, the most beautiful soul whose Lord receives her worship.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 45:11

      "So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him."

    • Song of Solomon 4:7

      "Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee."

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