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{{also|kalle}}

==Estonian==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|et|sv|-}} and {{bor|et|fi|Kalle}}. Also used as a diminutive of {{m|et|Kalev}}.

===Proper noun===
{{head|et|proper noun}}

# {{given name|et|male|from=Swedish}}

{{cln|et|male given names from Finnish}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology===
Originally a pet form of {{m|fi|Kaarle}}, {{m|fi|Kaarlo}}; compare {{cog|sv|Kalle}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{fi-pronunciation}}

===Proper noun===
{{fi-proper noun}}

# {{given name|fi|male}}
#* {{quote-book|fi|year=1971|author=w:Kalle Päätalo|title=Huonemiehen poika|pages=281–282|publisher=Gummerus|year_published=1981|isbn=951-20-0570-0
|passage=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.
|t=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.}}
# {{n-g|A male nickname, a diminutive form of {{m|fi|Kalevi}}, {{m|fi|Kaarlo}} or {{m|fi|Kalervo}}.}}
# {{fi-phonetic alphabet|K}}
# {{lb|fi|rare}} {{surname|fi|Finnish}}

====Declension====
{{fi-decl-nalle|Kall|||a}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|fi
|Kallela
|pitkät kallet
}}

{{col-auto|fi|title=compounds
|kellokalle
|kuumakalle
|kylmäkalle
|messikalle
|Saarikalle
}}

====Statistics====
* {{fi-stats-given-name|dvv_20230203|m=11189|mx=6629|mord=63}}

==German==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ˈkalə/}}
* {{rhymes|de|alə|s=2}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|de|yi|כּלה||bride|tr=kale}}, from {{der|de|he|כַּלָּה||bride|tr=kalá}}.

====Noun====
{{de-noun|f}}

# {{lb|de|dated|_|slang}} [[bride]]
# {{lb|de|dated|_|slang}} [[lover]]
# {{lb|de|dated|_|slang}} [[prostitute]]

=====Declension=====
{{de-ndecl|f}}

===Etymology 2===
As a nickname probably a native variant of {{m|de|Karl}}. As an actual given name, however, reinforced by {{der|de|sv|Kalle}} through ''[[w:de:Kalle Blomquist|Kalle Blomquist]]'' (Swedish ''[[w:sv:Kalle Blomkvist|Kalle Blomkvist]]'', English ''{{w|Bill Bergson}}'').

====Proper noun====
{{de-proper noun|m}}

# {{ng|A male given name, predominantly a nickname for someone named {{m|de|Karl}}.}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Duden}}

==Limburgish==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|li|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro}}
Nominalised form of {{m|li|kalle}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|li|/ˈka.lə/}}
* {{homophones|li|kalle}}
* {{hyphenation|li|Kal|le}}
* {{rhymes|li|alə|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{head|li|noun|g=m}}

# {{lb|li|Eupen}} [[conversation]], [[chat]]
#: {{syn|li|Aïs|Disskorsch|Geschpriëk|Mulle}}

==Old Swedish==

===Proper noun===
{{head|gmq-osw|proper noun|g=m}}

# {{diminutive of|gmq-osw|Karl}}

====Declension====
{{gmq-osw-decl-proper-noun-s-indef|Kalle|Kalla|Kalla|Kalla}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|sv|Karli|Karle|Carli|Carlie|Karly|Kalle|Calle}}

==Swedish==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|sv|Calle}}

===Etymology===
{{glossary|Affix}} of the first letters in {{m|sv|Karl}}, based on the [[non-rhotic]] pronunciation, {{af|sv|Kal|l|-e|q2=[[gemination]]|q3=[[hypocoristic]] [[suffix]]}}.

Compare with [[Appendix:Swedish given names#Swedish male hypocoristic forming|Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming]].

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sv|/²kalɛ/}}
* {{audio|sv|LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kalle.wav}}

===Proper noun===
{{sv-proper noun|c}}

# {{given name|sv|male|dim=Karl}}
# {{given name|sv|male}} based on the diminutive above

===Interjection===
{{head|sv|interjection}}

# The letter "K" in the Swedish spelling alphabet