Kale (name)

Kale
Origin
Word/name	Gaelic, Marathi language
Meaning	Affectionate, calm, fair, ocean, pure, sea, slender, tide; black (in Marathi)
Other names
Alternative spelling	Kayle, Kail, Cale kaleb,כאלב
Variant form(s)	Kaden, Kai, Kalene, Kaley, Kalyn
Related names	Kaile, Kalea, Kaleah, Kalee, Kalei, Kaleia, Kayla, Kaleya

Kale, sometimes spelt as Kayle or abbreviated from Kalen, is a Gaelic unisex given name, although it is more commonly given to males. It is derived from the Gaelic, Hebrew, כאלב, and Germanic languages,^{[citation needed]} and it is used largely in the English and Hawaiian languages.^[1] It is also a Finnish masculine given name that is a form of Kalle.^[2]

Kale (pronounced Kah-lay) is also a very common last name in Maharashtra, a state in India. Originally, it was exclusive to families of the Maratha and Brahmin caste.^{[citation needed]}

People[]

Given name[]

Kale Ane, former professional American football player
Kale Browne, actor
Kale Cezario, Ghanaian politician
Kale Kayihura, Ugandan lawyer, military officer and policeman
Kale Kye-Taung Nyo, king of Ava from 1425 to 1426
Kale Williams, American civil rights activist

Surname[]

Aderonke Kale, major-general and former commander of the Nigerian Army Medical Corps
Jonathan Kale (born 1988), Ivorian basketball player
Karsh Kale, musician
Tvrtko Kale (born 1974), Croatian-Israeli footballer
Vasant Purushottam Kale, writer

Fictional characters[]

Kale (Dragon Ball), a character from Dragon Ball Super
Kale (Lady Kale), villain in the cartoon series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders
Kale, a character from the film A Perfect Getaway
Jennifer Kale, a Marvel Comics character
Kale Brecht, main character of the film Disturbia
Kale Firehart, main character of book series The Chronicles of Kale
Kale Ingram, a character in the TV series Rubicon

References[]

^ Baby Names Pedia (2009). "Meaning of the name Kale". Retrieved 2010-04-10.
^ "Kale". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

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[1] Baby Names Pedia (2009). "Meaning of the name Kale". Retrieved 2010-04-10.

[2] "Kale". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

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