Calypso Forename

525,265th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru

Calypso Forename Definition:

Likewise growing rare and likewise transliterated direct from Greek (Καλυψω, I conceal): the nymph Calypso concealed Ulysses when he was shipwrecked on the island of Ogygia, whence, held by this love-sick daughter of Oceanus, he was, after seven years, released imperiously by the gods.

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Calypso Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
 
92%
631:5,754,55568,844
France
100%
621:1,072,1028,166
Cyprus
100%
231:37,8731,806
Mexico
100%
201:6,207,22122,824
England
100%
171:3,270,76034,807
Brazil
100%
131:16,479,704171,823
Greece-121:911,2129,057
Haiti-61:1,787,82619,076
Canada-51:6,626,67458,631
Philippines
 
75%
41:26,502,369280,915
South Africa
100%
41:13,633,162197,070
India-31:404,959,3243,244,417
Nauru
100%
31:3,976333
Russia-31:48,077,90198,779
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Sweden
50%
 
21:4,928,95452,965
Venezuela-21:15,100,946147,145
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Nigeria
100%
21:88,782,180420,186
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Azerbaijan
100%
11:9,642,94442,290
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Chile-11:17,607,20848,996
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Germany
 
76%
11:96,677,87695,912
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Italy
 
93%
11:61,062,09083,289
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921

Calypso (58) may also be a surname.

Calypso Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Likewise growing rare and likewise transliterated direct from Greek (Καλυψω, I conceal): the nymph Calypso concealed Ulysses when he was shipwrecked on the island of Ogygia, whence, held by this love-sick daughter of Oceanus, he was, after seven years, released imperiously by the gods. (See Homer’s Odyssey.)

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Calypso Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calypsos931/
Kalypso861,120/
Calipso86144/
Calypsa8617/
Calypzo863/
Callipso802/
Calypsia801/
Calipsso801/
Calipsio801/
Kalipso71122/
Calipsa7137/
Kalypsa712/
Kalepso711/
Colypsa711/
Calipzo711/
Calipsia675/
Kallipso673/
Kalipsso673/
Kalypsia671/
Calipssa671/
Kalipsoi671/
Calípsia671/
Calipseau631/
Kalipsa5773/
Kalipzo574/
Kalibso571/
Kolipso571/
Colipsa571/
Khalipsa5360/
Kalepsia536/
Kalipsia532/
Kaliopsa531/
Calebssa531/

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