Kallis

Kallis is a short form of the name Kallistus, which is a variation of Callistus. The latter is the Latinized version of the ancient Greek name Kallistos (Καλλιστος). The meaning of the name is 'the most beautiful' and derives from the ancient Greek term kállistos (κάλλιστος), which forms the superlative of kalós (καλός) for 'beautiful'.

What does the name Kallis mean?

The name Kallis is a short form of Kallistus, a variant of Callistus, which traces back to the ancient Greek name Kallistos (Καλλιστος). Its meaning is 'the most beautiful' and comes from the ancient Greek word kállistos (κάλλιστος), which stands for 'most beautiful', and is the superlative of kalós (καλός), meaning 'beautiful'. In Estonian, the word kallis also means 'darling' or 'treasure'. Kallis is occasionally found in English-speaking areas, but it is not very common.

Where does the name Kallis come from?

The name Kallis has ancient Greek roots and means 'the most beautiful'. The composition in ancient Greek is kalós (καλός) for 'beautiful' and kállistos (κάλλιστος) for 'most beautiful'. It is also found in the English language.

How do you pronounce Kallis?

Kallis is pronounced like 'Kalis', with the 'a' emphasized.

When is the name day of Kallis?

The name day for Kallis is celebrated on April 16, July 9, October 14, and October 15.

Popularity

In Germany, Kallis is a rather rare first name. It has not yet found a place in the German first name charts. Its best placement was in 2022, ranking 2,262 in the Swedish name charts. In the last ten years, the name has been used as a first name in Sweden less than 10 times, placing it at 2,955 in the ten-year statistics. Between 1998 and 2024, it also ranks 2,955 in Sweden.