-ista is a suffix that denotes a specialist or performer of a certain topic, or an advocate of a belief. It is a regular suffix in Romance languages. It is infrequently used in English, which typically uses the suffix -ist for this purpose.
Baptista (disambiguation), a name
Barista, a person who serves coffee
Calista (disambiguation), a place or name
Callista (disambiguation), a genus of molluscs or a place or name
Evangelista (disambiguation), a name of many notable people
Fashionista (disambiguation), related to fashion
Protista, a biological kingdom name for diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms
Sandinista, related to a Nicaraguan political party
Stylista, an American fashion-themed reality-television competition
Zapatista (disambiguation), a follower of Emiliano Zapata or his ideas
