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 fa ...
of
Greek origins as a diminutive form of "Callandra". It is also an English feminine given name that is a form of
Carrie
Carrie may refer to:
People
* Carrie (name), a female given name and occasionally a surname
Places in the United States
* Carrie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
* Carrie, Virginia, an unincorporated community
* Carrie Glacier, Olympic Nati ...
and a diminutive form of
Caroline
Caroline may refer to:
People
* Caroline (given name), a feminine given name
* J. C. Caroline (born 1933), American college and National Football League player
* Jordan Caroline (born 1996), American (men's) basketball player
Places Antarctica
* ...
.
People
Given name
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Cally Kwong (born 1962), Hong Kong singer, actress and businesswoman
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Cally Oldershaw
Cally Oldershaw is a gemologist and science educator. She is the author of several very widely held books about gems. Oldershaw is Liaison Officer for the Geological Society of London and an examiner for the Gemmological Association of Great Brit ...
, gemologist and science educator
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Cally Taylor
Cally Taylor is best known for her alias C.L. Taylor, a ''Sunday Times'' bestselling crime author. As Cally Taylor she wrote romantic comedies published by Orion Publishing Group and as C.L. Taylor, she publishes psychological thrillers through ...
, English author
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Cally-Jo
Cally-Jo Pothecary (born 20 April 1989) is a British fine artist and tattoo artist.
Early life
Cally-Jo was born on 20 April 1989 in Southampton, the United Kingdom and grew up in Shirley, London. She studied fine art painting at Winchester ...
Pothecary (born 1989), British fine artist and tattoo artist
Nickname
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Cally Beaton
Caroline Beaton (born 17 March 1969) is a British stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer and former TV executive.
Early life
Beaton grew up in Dorset, the daughter of two teachers and was the only girl in an Single-sex education, all boys school ...
(born 1969), nickname of Caroline Beaton, British stand-up comedian, writer, executive coach and former TV executive
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Cally Monrad (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 (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), 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 passes for about a mile and a half north–south through the London Borough of Islington. It connects North London, from Camden Road near its junction with Holloway Road, and central London's Pentonville Road in the south. It i ...
, 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
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Caloy
References
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Feminine given names