Kaleta

See also: kaleta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Kaleta.

Proper noun

Kaleta (plural Kaletas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kaleta is the 26772^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 909 individuals. Kaleta is most common among White (94.72%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kaleta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 267.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkalɛta]

Proper noun

Kaleta m anim (female equivalent Kaletová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kaleta (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kaleta	Kaletové
genitive	Kalety	Kaletů
dative	Kaletovi	Kaletům
accusative	Kaletu	Kalety
vocative	Kaleto	Kaletové
locative	Kaletovi	Kaletech
instrumental	Kaletou	Kalety

Further reading

• “Kaleta”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Polish

Etymology

From kaleta (“pocket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlɛ.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Syllabification: Ka‧le‧ta
• Homophone: kaleta

Proper noun

Kaleta m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kaleta

	singular	plural
nominative	Kaleta	Kaletowie
genitive	Kalety	Kaletów
dative	Kalecie	Kaletom
accusative	Kaletę	Kaletów
instrumental	Kaletą	Kaletami
locative	Kalecie	Kaletach
vocative	Kaleto	Kaletowie

Proper noun

Kaleta f

1. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Kaleta

	singular	plural
nominative	Kaleta	Kalety
genitive	Kalety	Kalet
dative	Kalecie	Kaletom
accusative	Kaletę	Kalety
instrumental	Kaletą	Kaletami
locative	Kalecie	Kaletach
vocative	Kaleto	Kalety

Derived terms

• Kalecianka
• Kalecina

 

Further reading

• “Kaleta”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022