Which spelling do prefer?

Girl Names
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See the results of this poll: Which spelling do you prefer?

Respondents: 49 (This poll is closed)

  • Callista : 25 (51%)
  • Calista: 24 (49%)
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I chose [name_f]Callista[/name_f], because the nickname [name_f]Callie[/name_f] seems to come more naturally from it.

However, [name_f]Calista[/name_f] looks nice too and has the advantage of avoiding a double “ll” which is pronounced as “ee” in Spanish (obviously not a concern to everyone, but would be a factor for me). And come to think of it [name_u]Cali[/name_u] could be a cute nickn

3

Interesting input! I didn’t know that in Spanish it is pronounced as “ee”.

4

I prefer [name_f]Callista[/name_f], but I might choose [name_f]Calista[/name_f] if I spoke Spanish or lived in heavily Spanish-speaking area.

5

To get technical, the original form of the name is [name_f]Kallisto[/name_f], Latinised as [name_f]Callisto[/name_f], so if it matters to you then [name_f]Callista[/name_f] is closest to the original form of the name.

If the Spanish technicalities interest you, here’s a bit of trivia. Double L in Spanish is usually equated to English pronunciation of Y in yen, young, yonder. But there are some dialects in across the Americas where it may be pronounced like sh, ch or zh, for example the local pronunciation of Medellìn.

6

That’s a good point! I definitely love the Greek mythology history behind it, so it makes sense to go with the double L.

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Thank you to everyone who responded so far! [name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to add more comments.

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I personally prefer [name_f]Calista[/name_f]. It’s more aesthetically pleasing to me.

9

[name_f]Callista[/name_f] looks nicer to me.

10

I prefer [name_f]Calista[/name_f]. It looks more nicer/neater.

11

I have [name_f]Calista[/name_f] in my list, but that’s due to wanting to have siblings with the same number of letters. I like that [name_f]Callista[/name_f] is closer to the original, but I think I’m still going to go for [name_f]Calista[/name_f]. Something about it looks feistier and tougher, which I really like in a name.

12

I prefer [name_f]Calista[/name_f]. I usually prefer single L’s to two (ie. [name_f]Gabriela[/name_f]) as I just find it makes the name look ‘cleaner’.

13

I voted [name_f]Callista[/name_f], as the two I have met spell it this way.

14

I voted for [name_f]Callista[/name_f]. [name_f]Calista[/name_f] seems incomplete…