Greek · Girl name
Callie
“beautiful, lovely”
About the name Callie
Callie is a short form of names such as Calista and Caroline, and it is also used independently. The Calista connection leads back to the Greek kallistos, meaning ‘most beautiful’, a superlative of kalos, ‘beautiful’. In the English-speaking world it is used as a given name in its own right, with spellings such as Kallie and Cally. Real bearers include the screenwriter Callie Khouri, who won an Academy Award for Thelma & Louise, and the name appears in fiction through Callie Torres of the drama Grey’s Anatomy.
- Meaning
- beautiful, lovely
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- KAL-ee(2 syl.)
Middle names for Callie
- Callie Marie
- Callie Elizabeth
- Callie Anne
- Callie Grace
- Callie Nicole
Questions about Callie
- What does Callie mean?
- Callie is a Greek name meaning "beautiful, lovely".
- How do you pronounce Callie?
- Callie is pronounced KAL-ee, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Callie?
- Variants of Callie include Kallie, Cally.
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