I’ve always heard cuh LISS tuh (and like it a lot better this way) but www.babynamewizard.com says cuh LEES tuh. Did they just get it wrong or have I only encountered Calistas that pronounce it wrong?
The name is used in other languages other than English where the “i” would be pronunced “ee”. Neither pronunciation is wrong.
We have a little [name]Calista[/name] and pronounce it [name]Ca[/name]-liss-ta. Still working on a nickname 
[name]Callie[/name]/[name]Cali[/name] doesn’t seem to stick.
Have a student in my class named [name]Calista[/name] and it is pronounced cuh LISS tuh. I have never heard it with the LEES in the middle…
Depends on the origin of the person who is pronouncing the name. English speakers pronounce it “LISS” and other cultures such as Spanish would use “LEES”. Either is acceptable.
I say [name]Ca[/name] liss ta. [name]Love[/name] the name!
Thanks everyone! Relieved that I haven’t been pronouncing it wrong.
Cah-LIH-sta. I think in [name]America[/name] that’s the standard. [name]Calista[/name] Flockhart!