Kale, sometimes spelt as Kayle or abbreviated from Kalen, is a

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unisex given name, although it is more commonly given to males.

History

Americanized form of German Köhl (see

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) or

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and possibly also of Kahl (compare

Cale Cale may refer to: People * Cale (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Calé, an endonym used by Romani subgroups in Spain and Portugal Places * Cale, Arkansas, a town in Nevada County, Arkansas, United States ...

). In English it is a habitational name from the villages of East and West Keal in

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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 (

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it is a descriptive nickname from Hindi kale ‘black’ (Sanskrit kāla) found among Marathas or/and Kunbis, Brahmnins and other communities. The Konkanastha Brahmins have a clan called Kale.

People

Given name

* Kale Ane, former professional American football player * Kale Browne, actor * Kale Cezario, Ghanaian politician *

Kale Kayihura General Edward Kalekezi Kayihura, commonly known as Kale Kayihura, is a Ugandan lawyer, military General, farmer and former policeman. He was the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Uganda Police Force, the highest rank in that branch of ...

, Ugandan lawyer, military officer and policeman *

Kale Kye-Taung Nyo Kale Kye-Taung Nyo ( my, ကလေး ကျေးတောင် ညို, ; also spelled Kale Kyetaungnyo or Kalekyetaungnyo;The name ကလေး ကျေးတောင် ညို literally means Nyo of Kale Kye-Taung. (Harvey 1925: 96) ...

, king of Ava from 1425 to 1426 *

Kale Williams The Chicago Freedom Movement, also known as the Chicago open housing movement, was led by Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel and Al Raby. It was supported by the Chicago-based Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) and the Sou ...

, American civil rights activist

Surname

* Aderonke Kale, major-general and former commander of the Nigerian Army Medical Corps *

Jonathan Kale Jonathan Kale (born October 18, 1985) is a retired American-born Ivorian professional basketball player. Kale was a four-year player for Providence College and started every game in his senior season, averaging a career best 10.1 PPG and 6.0 RPG ...

(born 1988), Ivorian basketball player *

Karsh Kale Karsh Kale (pronounced ''Kursh Kah-lay'', ''कर्ष काळे'' in Marathi; born 1 November 1974) is an Indian-American musician born in England. Known primarily for his experimental tabla playing within electronic music contexts, Kale' ...

, musician *

Tvrtko Kale Tvrtko Kale (now Dreshler Kale, he, טברטקו קאלה; born 5 June 1974) is a retired Croatian-Israeli footballer who played as of July 2015 for Maccabi Kiryat Gat. The newspaper ''Slobodna Dalmacija'' rated him the best player in the Croat ...

(born 1974), Croatian-Israeli footballer *

Vasant Purushottam Kale Vasant Purushottam Kale, popularly known as Va Pu, was a Marathi writer. He wrote more than 60 books. His well-known works include ''Partner'', ''Vapurza'', ''Hi Waat Ekatichi'', and ''Thikri''. He was a famous story-teller and had over 1600 st ...

, writer

Fictional characters

* Kale (''Dragon Ball''), a character from ''Dragon Ball Super'' * Kale (Lady Kale),

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in the cartoon series '' Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'' * Kale, a character from the film ''

A Perfect Getaway ''A Perfect Getaway'' is a 2009 American thriller film written and directed by David Twohy and starring Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Kiele Sanchez, and Steve Zahn. Olyphant, Jovovich, Sanchez, and Zahn portray a group of vacationing coupl ...

'' * Jennifer Kale, a

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character * Kale Brecht, main character of the film '' Disturbia'' *Kale Firehart, main character of book series '' The Chronicles of Kale'' * Kale Ingram, a character in the TV series '' Rubicon''

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