From Italian madonna, from Old Italian ma (“my”) + donna (“lady”). The given name is derived from the English term, not used as a given name in Italy. Doublet of madam.
Borrowed from Italian Callista, a conflation from two sources, both from Ancient Greek:
* From Ancient Greek καλλίστη (kallístē), feminine of κάλλιστος (kállistos), superlative…
From Italian madonna, from Old Italian ma (“my”) + donna (“lady”). The given name is derived from the English term, not used as a given name in Italy. Doublet of madam.