Gender:
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Greek
6 famous people named Callisto found on Wikipedia.
44 female, 6 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
12643-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
10969-th in year 2016
Used in: Italian, Mythology
In Greek mythology, Callisto or Kallisto (Greek: Καλλιστώ [kallisˈtɔː]) was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon; the myth varies in such details. She was one of the followers of Artemis, or Diana for the Romans, who attracted Zeus (Jupiter). He transformed himself into the figure of Artemis and seduced her in this disguise. She fell pregnant and this was eventually discovered, after which a furious Artemis transformed her into a bear and later she was set among the stars as Ursa Major ("the Great Bear"). She was the bear-mother of the Arcadians, through her son Arcas.
The fourth Galilean moon of Jupiter is named after Callisto.
Fourth moon of Jupiter; in classical mythology a nymph, mother of Arcas by Zeus, turned to a bear by Hera, from Greek kallistos, superlative of kalos "beautiful, beauteous," from PIE *kal-wo-, suffixed form of root *kal- (2) "beautiful." Feminized as proper name Callista.
Latin form of Greek Kallisto, means: most beautiful; in Greek mythology, name of the daughter of Lycaon, king of Arcadia. Latinized form of Kallisto. A moon of Jupiter bears this name. In Greek the meaning of the name Callisto is: mother of Arcas.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callisto Pasuwa | 1970 | |
| 2 | Nicole Callisto | 1987 | Australian bicycle motocross rider |
| 3 | Callisto Piazza | 1500 | Italian painter |
| 4 | Callisto Cosulich | 1922 | Italian screenwriter and film critic |
| 5 | Callisto | 0601 | |
| 6 | Callisto Bertone di Sambuy | 1801 |