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 [ 1 syll. cal, ca-l ] The boy name Cal is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KAEL KEY. Cal is used predominantly in the English, Scottish, and Irish languages, and its origin is Old English, Hebrew, Irish Gaelic, Latin, Old French, and Celtic. Cal is a short form of the name Calum (English and Scottish). Cal is also a variant of the name Cathal (Irish). Cal is also a short form of the name Caleb (English). Cal is also a variant of the name Callister (English). Cal is also a short form (English) of the name Calvin (English and German). Cal is also a variant of the name Caldwell (English). Cal is also a variant of the name Callahan (English). Cal is an unusual 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 loss in popularity, and is currently of infrequent use. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Cal, Caleb (English) was the most popular. In the past century Cal has predominantly been a boy name. Baby names that sound like Cal include Kal (English), Cael (English), Cale (English), Clay (English), Cole (English), Coll (Scottish), Kail (English), Kale (English and Hawaiian), Kalle (Finnish, German, and Scandinavian), Kayle (English), Kele (English), Kell (English and German), Kelle (English), Kiel (English), Kile (English), Kjell (Scandinavian), Kole (English), Kyle (English), Cahal (Irish), and Cahil. KEY: Pronunciation for Cal: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
