Calla

Calla is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Beautiful; the calla lily.

What Calla means

Beautiful; the calla lily.

Calla sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Calla comes from

Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.

Calla is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.

How popular is Calla?

In the girl name rankings we track, Calla falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.

The character of Calla

The thread we file Calla under is flowers and growing things — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.

Themes: Flower

Names like Calla

These share Calla's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Daphne — The laurel tree.
  • Iris — Rainbow; messenger of the gods.
  • Acacia — Thorny tree; resurrection.
  • Anthea — Flower; blossom.
  • Azalea — The azalea flower.
  • Hyacinth — The fragrant purple bloom.
  • Ianthe — Violet flower.
  • Lotus — The sacred lotus flower.
  • Rhoda — Rose.
  • Cosmos — Harmony; the cosmos flower.
  • Aoi — Hollyhock; the color blue.
  • Camellia — The camellia flower.

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