Kallipso as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kallipso

What is the meaning of the name Kallipso ?

The baby name Kallipso is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kuh-LIP-soh (IPA: /kəˈlɪpsoʊ/).

Kallipso is Greek in Origin.

Kallipso is a modern variant of the Greek name Kalypsō (Καλυψώ), the sea nymph who detained Odysseus on Ogygia in Homer’s Odyssey. From the verb kalýptō “to cover, conceal,” it conveys the meaning “she who conceals” or “hidden.” The spelling with K and double l gives the name a contemporary look while keeping close to its Greek roots and pronunciation (ka-LIP-so).

Variants include Calypso (the dominant English and French form), Kalypso (common in Northern Europe), Calipso (Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese), and the scholarly Kalypsō. As a given name it has remained rare but has seen periodic revival in recent decades, supported by mythological chic and pop-culture nods; a moon of Saturn is also named Calypso. Nicknames such as Caly or Kali occur. The name’s shape coincides with the Caribbean musical genre “calypso,” though that term’s etymology is unrelated to the Greek nymph.

⚙ Kallipso is a genuine rarity. In all, it appears just 1 time, across 1 country.