# Kalle
## Estonian
### Etymology

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

### Proper noun

Kalle
* a male given name from Swedish

## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑlːe/, [ˈkɑ̝lːe̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑlːe
* Hyphenation: Kal‧le

### Proper noun

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

#### Declension

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
* kellokalle
* kuumakalle
* kylmäkalle
* messikalle
* Saarikalle

#### Statistics

* 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
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkalə/
* Rhymes: -alə

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

Kalle f (genitive Kalle, plural Kallen)
* (dated slang) bride
* (dated slang) lover
* (dated slang) prostitute

##### Declension
### 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)
* 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: /ˈka.lə/
* Homophone: kalle
* Hyphenation: Kal‧le
* Rhymes: -alə

### Noun

Kalle m
* (Eupen) conversation, chat
    Synonyms: Aïs, Disskorsch, Geschpriëk, Mulle

## Old Swedish
### Proper noun

Kalle m
* diminutive of Karl

#### 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: /²kalɛ/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kalle c (genitive Kalles)
* a diminutive of the male given name Karl
* a male given name based on the diminutive above

### Interjection

Kalle
* The letter "K" in the Swedish spelling alphabet