Given name & surname · Ancient Greek · Greek
Καλλίας
“beautiful”
Καλλίας (Kăllĭ́ās) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Kallias.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
Built from Ancient Greek κᾰλλῐ- (“beautiful”) + -ᾱς.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Καλλίας’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Καλλίας has a later derivative in CALLIAS. In Ancient Greek usage, Καλλίας has a transliteration in Kallías. In Ancient Greek usage, Καλλίας can be written in the Roman alphabet as Kăllĭ́ās.
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Around the world
Καλλίας has relatives in 3 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Καλλίας
- Callias II5th-century BC Greek statesman, soldier and diplomat519 BC–445 BC
- Callias III4th-century BC Athenian aristocrat and politician401 BC–370 BC
- Callias Ipolitician and sportsperson600 BC–600 BC
- Callias5th-century BC Athenian poet of Old Comedy
- Callias of Syracuseancient Greek historian400 BC–300 BC
- Callias of Chalcis4th-century BC tyrant of Chalcis400 BC–400 BC
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