Callista, also spelled Calista, Callistee, Kallista, Kalista and Kallistee, comes from the

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for "most beautiful (feminine)" (καλλίστη – ''kallístē''). Callista may refer to:

Nature

* ''Callista'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalves * ''Callista'' Lour., a synonym of ''

Dendrobium ''Dendrobium'' is a genus of mostly epiphytic and lithophytic orchids in the family Orchidaceae. It is a very large genus, containing more than 1,800 species that are found in diverse habitats throughout much of south, east and southeast Asi ...

'', an orchid genus * ''Callista'' D.Don, a synonym of ''

Erica Erica or ERICA may refer to: * Erica (given name) * ''Erica'' (plant), a flowering plant genus * Erica (chatbot), a service of Bank of America * ''Erica'' (video game), a 2019 FMV video game * ''Erica'' (spider), a jumping spider genus * E ...

'', a heath or heather genus

Entertainment

* A '' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'' character, the presumed ancestor of Deputy Mayor Callie Briggs * ''Callista'' (novel), 1855 novel by John Henry Newman * Callista Ming, a character in the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe * A main character from the video game ''

The Last Story is a Japanese action role-playing game, developed by Mistwalker and AQ Interactive for the Wii video game console. Nintendo published the title in all regions except for North America, where it was published by Xseed Games. Initially released in ...

People

* Callista Balko, American athlete * Callista Chimombo, Malawian politician *

Calista Flockhart Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11, 1964) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for portraying the title character on the Fox television series '' Ally McBeal'' (1997–2002), for which she received a Golden Globe Award in 199 ...

, American actress *

Callista Gingrich Callista Louise Gingrich (née Bisek; March 4, 1966) is an American businesswoman, author, documentary film producer and former diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 2017 to 2021. She is married to former House Sp ...

, wife of Newt Gingrich * Callista Roy, American nursing theorist

Science

204 Kallisto Kallisto ( minor planet designation: 204 Kallisto) is a fairly typical, although sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid. Like other asteroids of its type, it is light in colour. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on ...

, an S-type asteroid which was discovered in 1879 *

Callisto (moon) Callisto (), or Jupiter IV, is the second-largest moon of Jupiter, after Ganymede. It is the third-largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede and Saturn's largest moon Titan, and the largest object in the Solar System that may not be pr ...

, one of the moons of Jupiter, discovered in 1610

Places

Kallista, Victoria Kallista is a locality within Greater Melbourne beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 36 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. K ...

, a town in Australia *

Kalista Kalista is a village in southwestern Bulgaria. Kalista is located within the jurisdiction of the nearby city Radomir, Pernik Province Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. Its main city is Pernik, and other ...

, a village in south-western Bulgaria

Other

Panther Kallista The Panther Kallista replaced the Panther Lima as Panther's volume model for the 1980s. Unlike the Vauxhall-based Lima, the Kallista used Ford mechanicals, including a range of engines from 1.6 L straight-4 to 2.9 L ''Cologne'' V6 ...

, a retro-style automobile manufactured by

Panther Westwinds Panther Westwinds (commonly known as Panther) was a manufacturer of niche sports cars and luxury cars, based in Surrey, United Kingdom. History Founded in 1972 by Robert Jankel, the Panther company initially manufactured retro-styled cars based ...