Cally is an
English feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
of
Greek
Greek may refer to:
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origins as a diminutive form of "Callandra". It is also an English feminine given name that is a form of
Carrie and a diminutive form of
Caroline.
People
Given name
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Cally Kwong
Cally Kwong Mei-wan (born 24 December 1962) is a Hong Kong singer. She entered the entertainment industry through the 1982 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant as the first runner-up. She has been a member of the National People's Congress since 2017.
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(born 1962), Hong Kong singer, actress and businesswoman
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Cally Oldershaw, gemologist and science educator
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Cally Taylor, English author
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Cally-Jo Pothecary (born 1989), British fine artist and tattoo artist
Nickname
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Cally Beaton (born 1969), nickname of Caroline Beaton, British stand-up comedian, writer, executive coach and former TV executive
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Cally Monrad
Ragnhild Caroline Monrad (31 July 1879 – 23 February 1950) was a Norwegian singer, actress and poet. She was born in Gran, studied singing in Dresden, stayed in Berlin for a long time, toured with Edvard Grieg, and performed for King Oscar ...
(1879–1950), nickname of Ragnhild Caroline Monrad, Norwegian singer, actress and poet
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Cally Gault (1927–2019), nickname of Calhoun Folk Gault, American gridiron football coach and college athletics administrator
Surname
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Pierre Cally
Pierre Cally (25 September 1630 – 31 December 1709) was a French Catholic Cartesian philosopher and theologian.
Life
He was born at Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne near Falaise, now Orne, France. In 1660 he was appointed professor of philosophy and ...
(1630–1709), French Catholic Cartesian philosopher and theologian
Pseudonym
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Junior Cally (born 1991), pseudonym of Antonio Signore, Italian rapper
Fictional characters
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Cally (Blake's 7)
Cally is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series ''Blake's 7'', played by Jan Chappell from 1978 to 1981. She is the titular subject of an audio drama released in August 2009.
Development
It was originally inte ...
, from the British science fiction television series ''Blake's 7''
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Cally Harper Ewing
Calpurnia Elizabeth "Cally" Harper Ewing is a fictional character in the popular American television series ''Dallas'', played by Cathy Podewell from 1988 to 1991. Cally was the second wife of J.R. Ewing.
Podewell reprised her role as Cally Harp ...
, from the television series ''Dallas''
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Cally Stone, a main character in the television series ''Dark Oracle''
See also
* The "Cally", a local colloquial name for the
Caledonian Road, London
Caledonian Road in the London Borough of Islington, England, connects North London, from Camden Road near its junction with Holloway Road, and central London's Pentonville Road in the south. A mile and a half long, it is known colloquially a ...
, UK
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Callie (disambiguation)
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Calley, a surname
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''Cally'' (ship, 1944), see
Boats of the Mackenzie River watershed
The Mackenzie River in Canada's Northwest Territories is a historic waterway, used for centuries by Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples, specifically the Dene, as a travel and hunting corridor. Also known as the Deh Cho, it is part o ...
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Caloy
References
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