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Kalle
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kalle
Estonian
Etymology
From et sv - and et fi Kalle. Also used as a diminutive of et Kalev.
Proper noun
et proper noun
et male Swedish
et male given names from Finnish
Finnish
Etymology
From fi sv Kalle, originally a pet form of fi Kaarle, fi Kaarlo.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi male
fi 1971 w:Kalle Päätalo Huonemiehen poika 281–282 Gummerus 1981 951-20-0570-0 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 fi Kalevi, fi Kaarlo or fi Kalervo.
K
fi rare fi Finnish
Declension
Kall a
Derived terms
fi Kallela pitkät kallet
fi compounds kellokalle kuumakalle kylmäkalle messikalle Saarikalle
Statistics
dvv_20250813 10971 6610 65
References
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈkalə/
de alə 2
Etymology 1
From de yi כּלה bride kale, from de he כַּלָּה bride kalá.
Noun
f
de dated _ slang bride
de dated _ slang lover
de dated _ slang prostitute
Declension
f
Etymology 2
As a nickname probably a native variant of de Karl. As an actual given name, however, reinforced by de sv Kalle through Kalle Blomquist (Swedish Kalle Blomkvist, English Bill Bergson).
Proper noun
m
A male given name, predominantly a nickname for someone named de Karl.
Further reading
Limburgish
Etymology
li gmw-pro gem-pro ine-pro
Nominalised form of li kalle.
Pronunciation
li /ˈka.lə/
li kalle
li Kal le
li alə 2
Noun
li noun m
li Eupen conversation, chat
li Aïs Disskorsch Geschpriëk Mulle
Old Swedish
Proper noun
gmq-osw proper noun m
gmq-osw Karl
Declension
Kalle Kalla Kalla Kalla
Descendants
sv Karli Karle Carli Carlie Karly Kalle Calle
Swedish
sv:
Alternative forms
sv Calle
Etymology
Affix of the first letters in sv Karl, based on the sv 1, sv Kal l -e gemination hypocoristic suffix.
Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.
Pronunciation
sv /²kalɛ/
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kalle.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male Karl
sv male based on the diminutive above
sv colloquial sv Kalle Anka a Christmas TV special
sv När börjar Kalle? When does the Christmas TV special start?
sv Vi tittar på Kalle We're watching the Christmas TV special
Interjection
sv interjection
The letter "K" in the Swedish spelling alphabet