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
- Calla Curman (1850–1935), Swedish writer, salon-holder and feminist
- Calla Urbanski (born 1960), American pair skater
Surname
- Davide Callà (born 1975), Cameroonian football player
Fictional character
- Calla from the Calla Lily (TV series)
- Princess Calla from Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Calla
- All pages with titles containing Calla
- Calla (disambiguation)
- Carla
- Call (surname)
- Callao
- Callan (disambiguation)
- Calle (name)
- Kalla (name)
Notes
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