| The boy name Cal [ 1 syll. cal, ca-l ] is pronounced KAEL KEY. Cal's language of origin is Latin, and it is used mainly in the English and Scottish languages. Cal is a short form of Calum (English and Scottish). Cal is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1906 with 0.008% of baby boys being given the name Cal. Its ranking then was #761. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity, and is currently of only infrequent use. Among all boy names in its group, Cal was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Cal include Cale (English), Clay (English), Cole (English), Kalle (Scandinavian), Kell (English and German), Kjell (Scandinavian), Kole (English), Kyle (English), Caley (English and Scottish), Cally (English and Scottish), Kelley (English), Kelly (English and Irish), Khaleel (Indian), Khalil (Arabic), Kolja (Russian), and Kolya (Russian). KEY: Pronunciation for Cal: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"
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