Kale (name)


Kale, sometimes spelt as Kayle or abbreviated from Kalen, is a Gaelic unisex given name, although it is more commonly given to males.

History

Americanized form of German Köhl or Kehl and possibly also of Kahl. In English it is a habitational name from the villages of East and West Keal in Lincolnshire which are named from Old Norse kjǫlr ‘ridge’.
It may also be a variant of Call. In Dutch it is a nickname from kaal ‘bald’.
In India found among Marathas or/and Kunbis, Brahmnins and other communities. The Konkanastha Brahmins have a clan called Kale.

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