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Agarista f Ancient Greek
Variant spelling of Agariste.

Amatista f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Tagalog form of Amethyst

Ametista f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Amethyst.

Ametista f Italian
Italian form of Amethyst

Angelista f English (African, Rare)
Possibly a short form of Evangelista. This is used mainly in Tanzania.

Anista f Indian

Armista f English (Rare)
From the word, armistice, meaning "an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce." See also the name Armistice.

Brista f American

Buenavista f Filipino (Rare)

Calycrista f Manx (Archaic)
Variant of Calycrist.

Chista f Iranian

Clarista f Literature
Perhaps a blend of Clarissa and Calista. This name appears in Robert Greene's prose work Planetomachia (1585). It is borne by a sister of English actor Nicholas Hoult.

Colista f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Calista.

Crista f English, Dutch
Variant of Christa.

Damarista f Ancient Greek
δῆμος (demos) "of the people" + αριστος (aristos) "best, noblest"

Delista f Eastern African

Egista f Italian
Italian feminine form of Aigisthos.

Epainista f Ancient Greek
Epainos "commendation, praise" + istes "concerned with, one who is"

Eucarista f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Euchariste.

Eucharista f American (Rare, Archaic)

Evarista f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Evaristus.

Felista f English (African, Rare)

Feoktista f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Theoctista.

Hrista f Bulgarian
Short form of Hristina.

Iista f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Îsta.

Îsta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Esther.

Ivista f Soviet (Rare)
Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin contracted, used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.

Kalista f Polish, Croatian, Russian (Rare)
Polish, Russian and Croatian form of Calista.

Kallista f English (Rare)
Variant of Callista.

Khrista f English (Modern)
Variant of Christa.

Kiista f Greenlandic (Rare)
Greenlandic form of Kirsten.

Kylista f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calista.

Luscrista f Obscure
Probably a combination of Luz and Cristina.

Mariabatista f Medieval Basque
Combination of Maria and Batista.

Ohista f Uzbek
Means "slowly, gently" in Uzbek.

Prista f German (Rare, Archaic)

Renista f Tamil

Rista f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Risto.

Savista f Romanian
The name of a minor character in Romanian author Liviu Rebreanu's novel "Ion".

Shaista f Urdu
Means "civilised, courteous, polite" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian شایسته‎ (shayesteh).

Shokhista f Uzbek, Tajik

Sista f English (Rare)
Variant of Sister.

Sista f Aragonese
Aragonese feminine form of Sixtus.

Subista f Newar (Rare)
Means "peaceful" in Newar.

Teoctista f History (Ecclesiastical), Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
Romanian form of Theoktiste via Theoctista.

Teofista f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Teopista.

Teopista f English (African), Italian (Tuscan, Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Form of Theopista in several languages. Nowadays, this name is primarily used in Uganda and other English-speaking nations in Africa.

Themista f Ancient Greek
Derived from θεμιστος (themistos), meaning "belonging to the law".

Theocharista f Late Greek
The name of a Byzantine noblewoman. Possibly from the Greek ‘theos’, meaning God, and ‘charis’, meaning ‘grace, kindness’.

Theoctista f Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Theoktiste. This name was borne by a sister of the Eastern Roman emperor Maurice (539-602 AD) as well as by one of his daughters.

Theopista f Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Theopiste.

Varista f Asturian
Truncated form of Evarista.

Visista f Mizo
Means "greatful" in Mizo.

Vista f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely taken from the Spanish and Italian word vista meaning "view". It possibly could have sometimes been used as an alternate form of Vesta.

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