Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Καλλιστώ
“most beautiful”·“the most beautiful one”
Καλλιστώ (Kăllĭstṓ) is a feminine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Kallistṓ.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Καλλιστώ is built from elements meaning “most beautiful” and “the most beautiful one”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Built from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λλῐστος (“most beautiful”) + -ώ.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Καλλιστώ’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Καλλιστώ has a transliteration in Kallistṓ. In Ancient Greek usage, Καλλιστώ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Kăllĭstṓ.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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