Entry № 1735 · Greek origin

Calypso Calypso — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kah-LIP-so /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Hidden, concealed"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "hidden, concealed".

Calypso (Καλυψώ) comes from the Greek kalyptō, meaning "to conceal" or "to cover." In Homer's Odyssey, Calypso is the nymph who holds Odysseus captive on her island for seven years.

Calypso is rare as a given name but rising — chosen by parents drawn to Greek mythological depth.

Hidden. Homer's island nymph.

The name in its native script.

Καλυψώ
Transliteration
Kalypsṓ
Pronunciation
/ kəˈlɪp.soʊ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Calypso stands.

Calypso does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Calypsos before her.

Real people

In fiction
Calypso
Nymph in Homer's Odyssey.
8th c. BCE

Names connected to Calypso.

The number behind Calypso.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Calypso reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.