Kale - Meaning of Kale

What does Kale mean?

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Kale

[ 2 syll. ka-le, kal-e ] The baby boy name Kale is pronounced as KAA-Leh- or Key-L †. Kale is of Irish Gaelic, Hebrew, and Germanic origin, and it is used largely in the English and Hawaiian languages.

Kale is a derivative of the English Cale.

Kale is also a contraction (English) of the English and Hebrew Caleb.

Kale is also a pet form (Hawaiian) of the English, German, and Scandinavian Carl.

Kale is also a derivative (Hawaiian) of the English and French Charles.

See also the related categories, english, hebrew, germanic (german), and irish.

Kale is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked in 2008 with 0.025% of baby boys being given the name Kale. Its ranking then was #500. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and is currently used only on a very modest scale. In 2018, among the group of boy names directly linked to Kale, Caleb was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Kale include Kail, Kayle, Cael, Cail, Caile, Cale, Calle, Cayl, Cayle, Cayll, Kaelee, Kaeley, Kaeli, Kaelie, Kaely, Kahail, Kahaile, Kahayl, Kahayle, and Kahlil.

† Pronunciation for Kale: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"