Updated August 19, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Greek : Most beautiful
  • Hebrew : Laurel; crown
  • Hindi : Black; royal, time
  • Hindi : The black one; form of the Hindi goddess Devi
  • Hawaiian : Hesitating
  • Greek : Beauty
  • Greek : Pretty; bright-eyed

Girl name variations

Calista
Cala
Calesta
Calissa
Calisto
Calla
Callia
Callesta
Callista
Calliste
Callysta
Calyssa
Calysta
Kalesta
Kalista
Kalla
Kallesta
Kalli
Kallie
Kallista
Kally
Kallysta
Celeste
Celestine
Kaila
Kailah
Kail
Kalae
Kalah
Kali
Callie
Cally
Kalysta

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hindi : Black

How Popular Is The Name Kala

Family name origins & meanings

  • Indian (Andhra Pradesh) : Hindu name from Sanskrit kalā with several meanings, including ‘art’, ‘skill’, and ‘a part of division of something’.
  • Indian (Panjab) : Hindu (Brahman) name of unknown origin.
  • Indian (Kashmir) : variant of Kalla.
  • Polish : see Kalis.

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