Calista (kyarisuta) in Japanese

The name Calista in Japanese Katakana is キャリスタ which in romaji is kyarisuta. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Calista in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is きゃりすた.

How do you write Calista in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "calista" is 華麗紗 (かれいさ) and it is pronounced ka-rei-sa. The first kanji 華 (か) means "splendid, showy, gorgeous", the second kanji 麗 (れい) means "lovely, beautiful", and the third kanji 紗 (さ) means "gauze, thin silk".

The western meaning of the name Calista is "most beautiful". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 美しい (Utsukushii), which is pronounced U-tsu-ku-shi-i. The Kanji characters mean "beautiful".

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