Calliope Forename

327,926th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Calliope Forename Definition:

In Greek, ‘(she of the) beautiful voice.’ In Greek mythology, Calliope or Calliopea was ‘the Muse of epic poetry, represented in works of art with a tablet and stylus, and sometimes with a roll of paper or a book’ (E. H. Blakeney). Becoming rare.

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Calliope Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
3551:1,021,23121,277
Greece
100%
1091:100,3172,695
England
100%
301:1,853,43124,408
Brazil
100%
281:7,651,291103,685
South Africa
100%
261:2,097,41061,386
Israel
100%
191:442,2599,252
Italy
100%
171:3,591,88820,165
France
100%
101:6,647,03424,227
Rwanda-91:1,263,4931,939
Cyprus-61:145,1793,172
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Mexico
100%
41:31,036,10761,748
Belgium
100%
31:3,830,01425,398
Sweden
100%
31:3,285,96941,581
Canada
100%
31:11,044,45776,719
Germany
50%
 
21:48,338,93872,742
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Saint Lucia-11:177,8158,104
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010

Calliope (174) may also be a surname.

Calliope Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

In Greek, ‘(she of the) beautiful voice.’ In Greek mythology, Calliope or Calliopea was ‘the Muse of epic poetry, represented in works of art with a tablet and stylus, and sometimes with a roll of paper or a book’ (E. H. Blakeney). Becoming rare.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Greek (feminine) - A beautiful voice.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Greek name, meaning: Beautiful voice.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Calliope Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calliopie946/
Calliopee943/
Caliope93375/
Callope936/
Calliop934/
Calliopech891/
Kalliope88557/
Calliopi8892/
Caliopie884/
Calliopy884/
Caliopes884/
Calioppe882/
Cagliope881/
Calliape881/
Calliopa881/
Calliper881/
Caliophe881/
Callipea881/
Calipe8620/
Callop862/
Calope861/
Kalliopie829/
Kallioppe821/
Kaliope80331/
Caliopi80110/
Caliopa8040/
Caliphe8012/
Kalliop808/
Calipes807/
Caliopy803/
Kallope802/
Callepe802/
Callopi802/
Callops802/
Calyope802/
Callipi801/
Callopa801/
Calopes801/
Caliosp801/
Caliper801/
Calippe801/
Kallipe801/
Calop7724/
Kalliopi7561,062/
Kalliopy7522/
Calleppe7521/
Caliopio757/
Kalioppe755/
Kalliopa754/
Kallyope754/
Caliopis753/
Kallioph752/
Kaliopie752/
Callipio752/
Kalliopé751/
Caluopey751/
Calyopie751/
Callidpi751/
Callipoi751/
Calophea751/
Calioppa751/
Calioppi751/
Caliphet751/
Calippee751/
Kaliopes751/
Kalliape751/
Kallispe751/
Calipa71141/
Kalope7156/
Kalipe7151/
Calopi7132/
Kaliop7116/
Kallioppi719/
Kalliopoi716/
Calape713/
Kallop713/
Caylop712/
Colipe712/
Calipi712/
Calipy712/
Kallyophe712/
Calopa711/
Caliap711/
Calepe711/
Colope711/
Kalliopio711/
Kallliopi711/
Callap711/
Kallyoppe711/
Cauleipes711/
Kaliopi671,125/
Kaliopa67111/
Calipha6729/
Calipio6727/
Kaliopy6719/
Kalyope677/
Calipay676/
Kallopi676/
Kaliper675/
Kaelope675/
Kaliape674/
Caleupe673/
Collopy673/
Kallipi673/
Kalippe673/
Calepes673/
Calypio672/
Khalipe672/
Caliphi672/
Calippa672/
Calapio672/
Caleppe672/
Kealope672/
Kallype672/
Calípio671/
Calopio671/
Caliapa671/
Calidpi671/
Caliepa671/
Calihpa671/
Calipis671/
Calipuy671/
Callapa671/
Calaspe671/
Calepio671/
Calespe671/
Cathlop671/
Caulipa671/
Coliper671/
Kaliopé671/
Kalopei671/
Kalopez671/
Kaloupe671/
Kalloop671/
Kallopy671/
Calaphe671/
Kalioph671/
Kaliphe671/
Koliope671/
Kallyop671/
Kallopa671/
Kaliped671/
Colipeu671/

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  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Calliope