See also: kalle

Estonian edit

Etymology edit

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

Proper noun edit

Kalle

  1. a male given name from Swedish

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

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 edit

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
Kalleinrare
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
Kalleinirare
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
Kalleisirare
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
Kalleimmerare
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
Kalleinnerare
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
Kalleinsarare
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

Compounds edit

Statistics edit

  • Kalle is the 63rd 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 edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

Kalle f (genitive Kalle, plural Kallen)

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

Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

Kalle m (proper noun, strong, genitive Kalles)

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

Further reading edit

  • Kalle” in Duden online

Limburgish edit

Etymology edit

Nominalised form of kalle.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Kalle m

  1. (Eupen) conversation, chat
    Synonyms: Aïs, Disskorsch, Geschpriëk, Mulle

Old Swedish edit

Proper noun edit

Kalle m

  1. Diminutive of Karl

Declension edit

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Kalle
Accusative Kalla
Dative Kalla
Genitive Kalla

Descendants edit

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

Swedish edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /²kalɛ/
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Proper noun edit

Kalle c (genitive Kalles)

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

Interjection edit

Kalle

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