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Kale (name)

Kale, sometimes spelt as Kayle or abbreviated from Kalen, is a Gaelic unisex given name, although it is more commonly given to males.

Kale
Origin
MeaningAffectionate, calm, fair, ocean, pure, sea, slender, tide; black (in Marathi)
Other names
Alternative spellingKayle, Kail, Cale kaleb, כאלב
Variant form(s)Kaden, Kai, Kalene, Kaley, Kalyn
Related namesKaile, Kalea, Kaleah, Kalee, Kalei, Kaleia, Kayla, Kaleya

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Americanized form of German Köhl (see Kohl) or Kehl and possibly also of Kahl (compare Cale). In English it is a habitational name from the villages of East and West Keal in Lincolnshire which are named from Old Norse kjǫlr ‘ridge’.

It may also be a variant of Call. In Dutch it is a nickname from kaal ‘bald’.

In India (Maharashtra it is a descriptive nickname from Hindi kale ‘black’ (Sanskrit kāla) found among Marathas or/and Kunbis, Brahmnins and other communities. The Konkanastha Brahmins have a clan called Kale.

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