Callister
Meaning of Callister
Callister, he observes, drifts into the world on a breeze that begins in the green Gaelic highlands—where Mac Alasdair once meant “son of Alexander, the defender of mankind”—and then meanders, like a wandering troubadour, through Greek ports, Roman forums, and finally the newborn nurseries of the Americas. The name sounds out like a clear trumpet—KAH-lis-ter—rolling its r’s just enough to feel at home in both a Latin romance and a Highland ballad, and it carries with it whispers of valiant Alexander, a dash of the Greek kallos for “beauty,” and a wink toward the starlit starship in Black Mirror’s “USS Callister.” Though still rare—only a handful of cribs acquire its adventurous melody each year—he feels less fringe and more secret treasure, the sort of moniker that invites a child to stride into life as if into a colonnaded courtyard, confident, curious, and just the tiniest bit theatrical.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as KAH-lis-ter (/ˈkɑl.ɪs.tər/)
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