Kalle

See also: kalle

Estonian

Etymology

From Swedish and Finnish Kalle. Also used as a diminutive of Kalev.

Proper noun

Kalle

1. a male given name from Swedish

Finnish

Etymology

Originally a pet form of Kaarle, Kaarlo; compare Swedish Kalle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlːe/, [ˈkɑ̝lːe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːe
• Hyphenation^(key): Kal‧le

Proper noun

Kalle

1. 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.

2. A male nickname, a diminutive form of Kalevi, Kaarlo or Kalervo.
3. The letter K in the Finnish spelling alphabet.
4. (rare) a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kalle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Kalle	Kallet
genitive		Kallen	Kallejen
partitive		Kallea	Kalleja
illative		Kalleen	Kalleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kalle	Kallet
accusative	nom.	Kalle	Kallet
	gen.	Kallen
genitive		Kallen	Kallejen Kallein rare
partitive		Kallea	Kalleja
inessive		Kallessa	Kalleissa
elative		Kallesta	Kalleista
illative		Kalleen	Kalleihin
adessive		Kallella	Kalleilla
ablative		Kallelta	Kalleilta
allative		Kallelle	Kalleille
essive		Kallena	Kalleina
translative		Kalleksi	Kalleiksi
abessive		Kalletta	Kalleitta
instructive		—	Kallein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kalle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalleni Kalleni accusative nom. Kalleni Kalleni gen. Kalleni genitive Kalleni Kallejeni Kalleini rare partitive Kalleani Kallejani inessive Kallessani Kalleissani elative Kallestani Kalleistani illative Kalleeni Kalleihini adessive Kallellani Kalleillani ablative Kalleltani Kalleiltani allative Kallelleni Kalleilleni essive Kallenani Kalleinani translative Kallekseni Kalleikseni abessive Kallettani Kalleittani instructive — — comitative — Kalleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kallesi Kallesi accusative nom. Kallesi Kallesi gen. Kallesi genitive Kallesi Kallejesi Kalleisi rare partitive Kalleasi Kallejasi inessive Kallessasi Kalleissasi elative Kallestasi Kalleistasi illative Kalleesi Kalleihisi adessive Kallellasi Kalleillasi ablative Kalleltasi Kalleiltasi allative Kallellesi Kalleillesi essive Kallenasi Kalleinasi translative Kalleksesi Kalleiksesi abessive Kallettasi Kalleittasi instructive — — comitative — Kalleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kallemme Kallemme accusative nom. Kallemme Kallemme gen. Kallemme genitive Kallemme Kallejemme Kalleimme rare partitive Kalleamme Kallejamme inessive Kallessamme Kalleissamme elative Kallestamme Kalleistamme illative Kalleemme Kalleihimme adessive Kallellamme Kalleillamme ablative Kalleltamme Kalleiltamme allative Kallellemme Kalleillemme essive Kallenamme Kalleinamme translative Kalleksemme Kalleiksemme abessive Kallettamme Kalleittamme instructive — — comitative — Kalleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kallenne Kallenne accusative nom. Kallenne Kallenne gen. Kallenne genitive Kallenne Kallejenne Kalleinne rare partitive Kalleanne Kallejanne inessive Kallessanne Kalleissanne elative Kallestanne Kalleistanne illative Kalleenne Kalleihinne adessive Kallellanne Kalleillanne ablative Kalleltanne Kalleiltanne allative Kallellenne Kalleillenne essive Kallenanne Kalleinanne translative Kalleksenne Kalleiksenne abessive Kallettanne Kalleittanne instructive — — comitative — Kalleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kallensa Kallensa accusative nom. Kallensa Kallensa gen. Kallensa genitive Kallensa Kallejensa Kalleinsa rare partitive Kalleaan Kalleansa Kallejaan Kallejansa inessive Kallessaan Kallessansa Kalleissaan Kalleissansa elative Kallestaan Kallestansa Kalleistaan Kalleistansa illative Kalleensa Kalleihinsa adessive Kallellaan Kallellansa Kalleillaan Kalleillansa ablative Kalleltaan Kalleltansa Kalleiltaan Kalleiltansa allative Kallelleen Kallellensa Kalleilleen Kalleillensa essive Kallenaan Kallenansa Kalleinaan Kalleinansa translative Kallekseen Kalleksensa Kalleikseen Kalleiksensa abessive Kallettaan Kallettansa Kalleittaan Kalleittansa instructive — — comitative — Kalleineen Kalleinensa

Derived terms

• Kallela
• pitkät kallet

compounds

• kellokalle
• kuumakalle
• kylmäkalle
• messikalle
• Saarikalle

Statistics

• Kalle is the 63^rd 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalə/
• Rhymes: -alə

Etymology 1

From Yiddish כּלה (kale, “bride”), from Hebrew כַּלָּה (kalá, “bride”).

Noun

Kalle f (genitive Kalle, plural Kallen)

1. (dated slang) bride
2. (dated slang) lover
3. (dated slang) prostitute

Declension

Declension of Kalle [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kalle	die	Kallen
genitive	einer	der	Kalle	der	Kallen
dative	einer	der	Kalle	den	Kallen
accusative	eine	die	Kalle	die	Kallen

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)

1. A male given name, predominantly a nickname for someone named Karl.

Further reading

• “Kalle” in Duden online

Limburgish

Etymology

Nominalised form of kalle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.lə/
• Homophone: kalle
• Hyphenation: Kal‧le
• Rhymes: -alə

Noun

Kalle m

1. (Eupen) conversation, chat

   Synonyms: Aïs, Disskorsch, Geschpriëk, Mulle

Old Swedish

Proper noun

Kalle m

1. diminutive of Karl

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Kalle
Accusative	Kalla
Dative	Kalla
Genitive	Kalla

Descendants

• Swedish: Karli, Karle, Carli, Carlie, Karly, Kalle, Calle

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Calle

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

• IPA^(key): /²kalɛ/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Kalle c (genitive Kalles)

1. a diminutive of the male given name Karl
2. a male given name based on the diminutive above

Interjection

Kalle

1. The letter "K" in the Swedish spelling alphabet