Callista
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Callista comes from the Greek for "Most Beautiful" (kallistos). It is an uncommon name for girls.
As a name it is derived from Callisto; in Greek mythology, Callisto was a huntress who was loved by Zeus. Callisto was changed to Callista for use as a name because in English Callista is the feminine form.
Callista can be:
- A 1855 novel by John Henry Newman.
- The genus Callista of clams in the family Veneridae, which includes the smooth clam C. chione
- A New Order Jedi character