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Estonian
Etymology
From Swedish and Finnish Kalle. Also used as a diminutive of Kalev.
Proper noun
Kalle
- a male given name from Swedish
Finnish
Etymology
Originally a pet form of Kaarle, Kaarlo; compare Swedish Kalle.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kalle
- a male given name
1971, Kalle Päätalo, Huonemiehen poika, Gummerus, published 1981, →ISBN, pages 281–282:Jo yksistään Jokijärven ympärystän taloissa ja torpissa oli Kalle-nimisiä miehiä ja poikia täysi tusina, vaikka miespuolisia asukkaita kertyi kaikkiaankin vain sadan paikkeille. Meitä eivät jokijärveläiset, niin nimien muuntamisen mestareita kuin olivatkin, puhutelleet kuin kolmessa muodossa: Kalle, Kassu ja Kalakku.- Just the houses and crofts around Jokijärvi had a dozen of men and boys named Kalle, even though there were just around a hundred of male residents in total. The people from Jokijärvi, despite their mastery in making up variants of names, only used three: Kalle, Kassu and Kalakku.
- A male nickname, a diminutive form of Kalevi, Kaarlo or Kalervo.
- The letter K in the Finnish spelling alphabet.
- (rare) a Finnish surname
Declension
Derived terms
Statistics
- Kalle is the 63rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 11,189 male individuals (and as a middle name to 6,629 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Yiddish כּלה (kale, “bride”), from Hebrew כַּלָּה (kalá, “bride”).
Noun
Kalle f (genitive Kalle, plural Kallen)
- (dated slang) bride
- (dated slang) lover
- (dated slang) prostitute
Declension
Etymology 2
As a nickname probably a native variant of Karl. As an actual given name, however, reinforced by Swedish Kalle through Kalle Blomquist (Swedish Kalle Blomkvist, English Bill Bergson).
Proper noun
Kalle m (proper noun, strong, genitive Kalles)
- A male given name, predominantly a nickname for someone named Karl.
Further reading
Limburgish
Etymology
Nominalised form of kalle.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kalle m
- (Eupen) conversation, chat
- Synonyms: Aïs, Disskorsch, Geschpriëk, Mulle
Old Swedish
Proper noun
Kalle m
- diminutive of Karl
Declension
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Indefinite
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Nominative
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Accusative
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Kalla
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Dative
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Kalla
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Genitive
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Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
Affix of the first letters in Karl, based on the non-rhotic pronunciation, Kal + (gemination) l + (hypocoristic suffix) -e.
Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kalle c (genitive Kalles)
- a diminutive of the male given name Karl
- a male given name based on the diminutive above
Interjection
Kalle
- The letter "K" in the Swedish spelling alphabet