Callista, also spelled Calista, Callistee, Kallista, Kalista and Kallistee, comes from the Greek for "most beautiful (feminine)" (καλλίστη – kallístē). Callista may refer to: Nature Callista (bivalve), a genus of bivalves Callista Lour., a synonym of Dendrobium, an orchid genus Callista D.Don, a synonym of Erica, a heath or heather genus Entertainment A SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron character, the presumed ancestor of Deputy Mayor Callie Briggs Callista (novel), 1855 novel by John Henry Newman Callista Ming, a character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe A main character from the video game The Last Story People Callista Balko, American athlete Callista Chimombo, Malawian politician Calista Flockhart, American actress Callista Gingrich, wife of Newt Gingrich Callista Roy, American nursing theorist Science 204 Kallisto, an S-type asteroid which was discovered in 1879 Callisto (moon), one of the moons of Jupiter, discovered in 1610 Places Kallista, Victoria, a town in Australia Kalista, a village in south-western Bulgaria Other Panther Kallista, a retro-style automobile manufactured by Panther Westwinds from 1982 to 1993 Calista (steamboat), a small steamboat of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet RV Callista Southampton University research vessel See also Calista (disambiguation) Callisto (disambiguation) Calisto (disambiguation) Callistus (disambiguation)