Kalle

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

Kalle

1. a male given name from Swedish

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

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

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

• 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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalə/
• Rhymes: -alə

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

Kalle f (genitive Kalle, plural Kallen)

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

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).

Kalle m (proper noun, strong, genitive Kalles)

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

• “Kalle” in Duden online

Nominalised form of kalle.

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

Kalle m

1. (Eupen) conversation, chat

   Synonyms: Aïs, Disskorsch, Geschpriëk, Mulle

Kalle m

1. diminutive of Karl

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

• Calle

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.

• IPA^(key): /²kalɛ/

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Kalle c (genitive Kalles)

1. a diminutive of the male given name Karl
2. a male given name based on the diminutive above
3. (colloquial) short for Kalle Anka (“a Christmas TV special”)

   När börjar Kalle?

   When does the Christmas TV special start?

   Vi tittar på Kalle

   We're watching the Christmas TV special

Kalle

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