Callandra

This name derives from two different roots. 1) From the Ancient Greek “kaléō ‎(καλέω)” (call, summon, invite, invoke) plus “anḗr ‎(ἀνήρ) andrós ‎(ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). The Calandra Lark is a breed of bird that lives in warm temperate countries around the Mediterranean and eastwards through Turkey into northern Iran and southern Russia. The Calandra has the extraordinary ability to mimic many songs. It has a beautiful singing voice that attracts the attention of the man. 2) From the Ancient Greek “kalós ‎(καλός)” (beautiful, lovely, virtuous, noble) plus “anḗr ‎(ἀνήρ) andrós ‎(ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). Calliandra is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Mimosoideae.