Calla is a Swedish feminine given name and surname given name that is a short form of Carolina and an alternate form of Kalla.[1] Calla is also an English feminine given name, but its derived from the Greek root name Kalós.[2] Calla is an Irish feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Caoileann.[3] Notable people who are known by this name include the following:
Given name
edit- Calla Curman (1850–1935), Swedish writer, salon-holder and feminist
- Calla Urbanski (born 1960), American pair skater
Surname
edit- Davide Callà (born 1975), Cameroonian football player
Fictional character
edit- Calla from the Calla Lily (TV series)
- Princess Calla from Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
- Calla, a merchant from V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic trilogy
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